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JACKSONIAN JOHNNIE MAE MABERRY

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hen Tougaloo College professor Johnnie Mae Maberry created one of her longest-running art exhibits, “Slave Narratives,” which was sponsored

by New York Life, it wasn’t just about giving viewers a visual history of slavery. Maberry also wanted to give a voice to those trapped in modern-day slavery, such as human sex trafficking.

She used Works Progress Administration and Frederick Douglass narratives as inspiration for the exhibit, which ran online at slaveryin america.org for seven years. The pieces offer an inside look at what motivates Maberry to create her art: her history, her family and God. The exhibit is just one of her many accomplishments. Maberry was part of Tougaloo College’s second class of bachelor of arts graduates in 1970, and, in 2001, she was the first Mississippi College student to earn a master of fine arts degree.

“I’ve always drawn. I’ve always been doing something artistic,” Maberry says. “Even in the ’60s when it just wasn’t popular for a black girl trying to be an artist, I was still doing it.”

Maberry enrolled at Tougaloo in 1966 during her senior year at Lanier High School as part of a pre-admissions program. By the end of her college freshman year, though, she was in a panic. Tougaloo offered art classes but not an art major. Luckily, in 1968, the college began offering one, and two years later, Maberry graduated with a bachelor’s degree in art.

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gree in art education from Mississippi College, and began teaching at Tougaloo, where she has worked ever since. Later, she returned to MC, earning her master’s degree in fine arts in 2001.

Currently, Maberry is earning a doctorate in art philosophy through the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, the world’s first digital education and global residency doctorate program. Through it, she has completed residencies in places such as Istanbul and Berlin.

As Maberry has gotten older, her art has progressed from traditional to more abstract, though she says she “just loves painting, period.” For her “From the Spirit” series, she used a method that involves taping the borders of a canvas and pouring paint on it while it’s flat.

Maberry says that once she adds the paint, she steps aside and “lets the spirit take over.” Then, she begins to add texture. The outcome is a fluid-looking painting with overlapping colors and textures, reminiscent of the hues one might see with closed eyes.

Maberry has four children: Kevin Gilbert, who is studying for his doctorate degree in education administration at Mississippi College; Lynette Gilbert, who is in her second year of doctoral studies in art education at the University of Houston; Mary Elizabeth Gilbert-Manogin, who is working on her master’s dissertation in urban planning at Jackson State University; and Marcus Gilbert, who is working toward a bachelor’s degree in art from Tougaloo College.

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10 Girls

Is the state truly committed to fighting unintended teen pregnancies?

31 Eat Dessert First

Local chefs will create dishes from Samoa cookies for the Girl Scouts Tall Pines Service Unit’s Desserts First! event Feb. 28.

35 Bringing the Heat

“Aaron Stehman, marketing manager for Pipeline Productions, the company behind Wakarusa, says the ultimate goal of Waka Winter Classic is to unearth lesser-known local bands and give them an opportunity to reach a larger audience.”

—Maya Miller, “Waka Winter Classic Brings the Heat”

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EDITOR’S note

by Micah Smith, Music Editor

You’ve Got Mail

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hen I became the Jackson Free Press’ music editor last summer, I would have told you that I listened to every variety of music. I didn’t think I would be put to the test on that point. I’ve learned a lot about the areas of knowledge in which I’m lacking, and I’ve also learned what I need to fix. Funny enough, that started with learning not to rely on emails.

From middle school to high school, while most people wanted to grow up to be rock stars, I wanted to write about rock stars. While it’s slightly embarrassing, some of my first knowledge of music came from video games such as Tony Hawk Pro Skater and Amped.

While my pixelated character was sliding down an impossibly long rail on a snowboard or skateboard, I was learning the lyrics to songs from Park, Taking Back Sunday and At the Drive In. Sure, I wrote music and played in bands (and still do), but I’ve never expected my music to take off. I write music because I love it, which is the same reason why I write about music. If anything, performing only expanded the types of music I listened to and grew my interest in music journalism.

When I started working as the music editor for the school newspaper at Mississippi College, I still wanted to cover the music that I liked. I wasn’t particularly interested in writing about anything else, even though I was pretty sure no one else at MC was dying to hear about the new As Cities Burn album. By the time I graduated, though, I was an adult. I understood that my idea of what a song should be wasn’t law.

One of the things that I set out to do after accepting my job at the JFP was to make myself available to our friendly neighborhood music makers, which meant networking and taking in tons and tons of emails and Facebook messages.

A huge problem in local music that I noticed early on is that when the listeners don’t know what Jackson has to offer, they assume it isn’t out there.

Having my email address as an open ear for Jackson’s music scene seemed like the best way to stay ahead of big shows and big names. I didn’t consider that the loudest voices would drown out everything else.

One of the more useful discoveries I’ve made

since taking this position is that there’s more music here than I even have time to check out. Plenty of vocalists and musicians are releasing songs from multiple projects at once, and multi-genre collaboration has become a regular, if sporadic, occurrence between artists such as Spacewolf and 5th Child.

Rather than being disheartened that so much slips under the radar, it’s a relief to learn just how wrong people are when they say, “There’s nothing to do in Jackson.”

When listeners don’t know what Jackson has to offer, they assume it isn’t out there.

For almost a year, I’ve received anywhere from 70 to 100 emails per week from local bands and international media agencies, asking me to cover an artist or event coming to town.

In many ways, that’s a great thing, especially when someone decides to send a link to a video or a free download for an upcoming release. It feels really cool to listen to music that won’t even hit stores for a few months. It also helps me stay knowledgeable about what’s going on in Jackson music, which is its own reward.

It can also be useful for one of my favorite hobbies: finding new bands and songwriters. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had a chance to listen to the latest music from a number of artists that I wasn’t as familiar with, including Murder by Death, the Delta Routine and Seryn, each really impressive in its own right.

Local and regional bands haven’t been slacking, either, whether it’s Fides and Cody Cox shooting me

press releases or Young Valley and Living Together saying they’re up for an honest review.

Here’s where the negative comes in, though.

Email can only do so much of the heavy lifting for me. They don’t tell the whole story of what’s out there. You might have noticed that I haven’t listed any R&B, soul, rap, jazz or blues artists so far, and that wasn’t on accident.

While I do receive the odd press release from these genres or—and this is especially rare—a copy of a new release, I don’t hear much from these music communities, and I don’t want it to stay that way. I’m aware of how deep they run throughout Mississippi, but I’m not doing enough to bring them to the surface.

I’m lucky to know a handful of helpful people from the alternative, indie and even metal scenes who keep their ears to the ground and help point me in the right direction. That was the kind of music I grew up on, what I write and what I personally choose to listen to, so I have the most working knowledge about it. That is only a small fraction of what our city has to offer, though.

If you’ve picked up an issue of the Jackson Free Press in the past, you know we’re committed to bringing out the best in Jackson. The most obvious way we do that is through news coverage, and if you aren’t interested in music, skip ahead a page or two, you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for. The artistic output of our city represents us on a deep of a level, though, and it’s just as important to expand knowledge of what we’re doing right as what needs to change. It’s easy to remember the nationally known acts that send three press releases and call to check in. But if I’m not delivering music coverage that reminds Jacksonians what’s happening down their own streets, then I’m not doing it right.

Whether you’ve been obsessed with a new local album, dying to see an upcoming concert, or just can’t stop thinking about someone who deserves some attention, feel free to send me information to me at micah@jacksonfreepress.com. That might mean a year’s worth of emails on a daily basis, but if it can help bring Jackson’s best singers, rappers, songwriters and bands to a broader audience, it’s definitely worth a bit of hard-drive space.

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CONTRIBUTORS

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Zachary Oren Smith

Fallon Victoria

Anna Wolfe

R.L. Nave

Amber Helsel

Genevieve Legacy

Maya Miller

Zilpha Young

Editorial Intern Zachary Oren Smith comes from a long line of storytellers and decided he might as well make a dime off the family business. And no, he’s probably not related to the Smiths you’re thinking. He contributed to the cover package.

Freelance Writer Fallon Victoria owns Pen Perceptions LLC and the Call Me Mrs. Blog, and is both creatively and musically inclined. Visit penperceptions.com. She contributed to the cover package.

Investigative Reporter Anna Wolfe, a Tacoma, Wash., native, studied at Mississippi State. In her spare time, she complains about not having enough spare time. Email her at anna@jacksonfreepress. com. She wrote a news story.

R.L. Nave, native Missourian and news editor, roots for St. Louis (and the Mizzou Tigers)—and for Jackson.

Send him news tips at rlnave@ jacksonfreepress.com or call him at 601-362-6121 ext. 12. He wrote a news story.

Assistant Editor Amber Helsel would walk 500 miles, and she would walk 500 more.

She is a street-smart graffiti artist with a heart of gold just looking for her shot. Follow her on Twitter @KanyeWest.

She wrote a food story.

Freelance Writer Genevieve Legacy is an artist-writer-community development consultant. She works at Hope Enterprise Corporation and lives in Brandon with her husband and youngest son. She wrote a music story.

Freelance Writer Maya Miller is a senior psychology major at Jackson State University. She enjoys books

by Stephen King and Netflix marathons. She wrote a music story.

Ad Designer Zilpha Young’s mind is a fortress, and within it, there are futons and tasteful wall art. She once arm-wrestled an octopus, which was confusing.

She makes balloon animals recreationally. She designed many ads for the issue.

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Know Your Voting Rights

Letters to the Editor

Vaccinations Through History

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dd that Tea Party types should denounce vaccination requirements. George Washington, no less, inoculated his army against smallpox, a factor in winning the revolution. The eradication of smallpox, a horror of disfigurement and death, is one of the greatest accomplishments of humankind. Polio was almost wiped out, too, until groups in Pakistan and elsewhere began violently opposing vaccination for â&#x20AC;&#x153;religious and personalâ&#x20AC;? reasons, and polio is spreading, perhaps to return here. Those of us old enough to have seen children in iron lungs from polio and strangling with diphtheria or the birth defects from rubella which resulted in the Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision on abortion, are astounded by politicians using opposition to vaccination as a political tool.

John Davis, Jackson

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ver since the founding of our republic and the ratification of the United States Constitution of 1789, the right to vote has been the most fundamental precept of American government. Your voting rights are sacred and inalienable, and it is important to understand them completely. I ran for election commissioner because, above all, I believe in the ability of the people to create positive change through voting and politics.

Because of changes to the voting laws in Mississippi, I thought it necessary to explain to you what your rights are under Mississippi Code.

People convicted of a felony are barred from voting only if they have been convicted of one or more of the following specific felony crimes: murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, bigamy, armed robbery, extortion, felony bad check, felony shoplifting, larceny, receiving stolen property, robbery, timber larceny, unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, statutory rape, carjacking or larceny under lease or rental agreement.

To regain the ability to vote, an individual, after completion of his or her sentence, must go to his or her state representative and convince he or she to personally author a bill restoring the vote to that individual. Both houses of the Legislature must then pass the bill. Re-enfranchisement can also be granted directly by the governor.

Individuals convicted of felonies in Mississippi remain eligible to vote for the U.S. president in federal elections.

As election commissioner for District 3, it is only fair that you, the citizens, are fully aware of what your rights are and what requirements are expected before going to the poll.

On any election day, remember these things: You must be registered at least 30 days before the day of election. You must bring a legal picture I.D. to the voting precinct. A poll worker or manager may turn you away if it is not at hand.

Campaign paraphernalia should not be worn or displayed on your vehicles at least 150 feet from your voting precinct.

For more questions, please visit the Mississippi Secretary of State website at msvoterid.ms.gov.

YOUR TURN

feedback on jfp.ms Response to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Male Privilege: I am the Problemâ&#x20AC;? by Tim Abram, jfp.ms/abram_privilege/ David B. Nope, sorry. Not going there. After having been lectured on â&#x20AC;&#x153;white privilege,â&#x20AC;? to now have to also hear about â&#x20AC;&#x153;male privilegeâ&#x20AC;? is just downright annoying. I was born white and a male. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help it.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way God made me. If you have a problem with that, take it up with God. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m more into love and acceptance.

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Tom Head Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m curious. What is it that you think privilege is, exactly?

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David B.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tom Head I think that privilege is the ability to be secure in your own worth and value to society, to know your place through genealogy, history, family and have an inner sense that you contribute and can get things done in the world. What do you think it means?

Tom Headâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;David B. I think your definition renders these quotes incoherent, for starters: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The real reason of the deadly hostil-

ity of the man of privilege in the south, to the black man of non-privilege, is that the former does not want to pay a fair dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wages for a fair dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;David Beaton, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The New Statesman,â&#x20AC;? 1889 â&#x20AC;&#x153;The man of privilege is the man of the Past; the man of labor is the man of the Future.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Henry Giles, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moral Philosophy of Byronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Life,â&#x20AC;? 1850 â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sindbad[sic] of Britain will not carry the Old Man of Privilege on its back for ever.â&#x20AC;? George Jacob Holyoake, 1893.

I could go on. Websterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dictionary defines privilege as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a special right, advantage or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.â&#x20AC;?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m comfortable with that definition, and it is in broad alignment with what people generally mean when they talk about male privilege or white privilege.

Even the etymology (from the Latin privilegium, referring to laws intended to benefit a specific person) supports that definition. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;privilegeâ&#x20AC;? has been used in English to refer to â&#x20AC;&#x153;advantages grantedâ&#x20AC;? since the 14th century.

It is not a virtue you work to acquire; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that is given to you by others so that you have a material advantage over those who do not have it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s privilege.

So what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really saying when you say that white privilege or male privilege doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist is, among other things, that discrimination does not exist. And I think you know better than that.

David B.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Tom Head Well, I guess you have to see it from my viewpoint, then. You see, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deal in greed, envy and jealousy. Therefore, to me, privilege just happens and is given as respect. Do you envy troops because they get Veterans Affairs loans, and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s privilege, too. I suppose there is earned and unearned privilege if we wanted to speak about it. But certainly advantages granted simply because of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gender are not the responsibility of the individual person. And the responsibilities society laid on males because of their gender and hardships (including death) have made up for any unearned privilege. This is not to say we should not be aware of it and inter-

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Wednesday, February 18 Speaking at a White House summit on countering violent extremism, President Obama says the United States is not at war with Islam but with people who have perverted the religion, and calls for a focus on preventing terrorists from recruiting and inspiring others.

Friday, February 20 Documents from Edward Snowden reveal that Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electronic spying agency, in cooperation with the U.S. National Security Agency, hacked into the networks of a Dutch company to steal codes that allow both governments to seamlessly eavesdrop on mobile phones worldwide.

Saturday, February 21 With only weeks left to the deadline to reach a first-stage nuclear deal with Iran, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warns that America is ready to walk away from the talks if Tehran doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree to terms demonstrating that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want atomic arms.

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Sunday, February 22 A video purported to be by Somaliaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s al-Qaida-linked rebel group al-Shabab urges Muslims to attack shopping malls in the U.S., Canada, Britain and other Western countries.

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Monday, February 23 U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter convenes a war council in Kuwait six days after taking office, gathering military and diplomatic leaders to discuss the Obama administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strategy for countering the Islamic State group. â&#x20AC;Ś An experimental antiviral drug shows some early, encouraging signs of effectiveness in its first human test against Ebola in West Africa, but only if patients get it when their symptoms first appear.

Tuesday, February 24 Congress sends President Obama legislation to build the Keystone XL pipeline; the White House indicates Obama will veto the bill. â&#x20AC;Ś Alaska becomes the third U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.

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enneth Stokes, in his first week back as Ward 3 councilman, said he plans to offer a proposal to get the city out from underneath its $90 million contract with Siemens Energy Inc. for replacing water meters and making repairs to water and sewer lines.

Stokes isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the first city official to float the idea; several members of the city council have also wondered aloud what it would take terminate the agreement, for which the city has already paid more than 70 percent, while the work is only about halfway complete.

Ward 6 Councilman Tyrone Hendrix asked City Attorney Monica Joiner at a Feb. 17 special council meeting whether the city could terminate the contract and get its money back. Joiner said the city is keeping all its options on the table but declined to discuss legal strategy in open session. Prior to that meeting, speaking to a local television station last week, Stokes called the Siemens contract â&#x20AC;&#x153;a never-ending nightmare.â&#x20AC;?

But at least two other southern cities have run into similar issues with Siemens, prompting officials there to seek legal remedies against the company, a division of a German health-care and energy conglomerate. Those citiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; legal wrangling played out over several years.

Last month, Monticello, Ark. (population 9,827), entered mediation over a January 2013 agreement to upgrade that cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water system, which included replacement of water meters and several water lines..

The Monticello City Council unanimously

voted to go into mediation to terminate the contract as well as to recoup $7 million the city has already shelled out.

Siemens failed to perform, or to tender performance of, any of its contractual obligations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Siemens has been, and remains, ready, CITY OF JACKSON

Thursday, February 19 Hundreds of products around the country are pulled from store shelves after traces of peanut are found in ground cumin spice, which could pose a lifethreatening danger to some people with peanut allergies.

Dumping Siemens Could Be Lengthy, Costly Process

The recent discovery that several residents received water meters that measure gallons rather than cubic feet, and the work stoppage that followed, could put the city on a long, costly journey through the courts.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;(S)ince this project has become so muddled over the course of this last year, the only way that we can move forward with this project is to move forward with mediation,â&#x20AC;?

Monticello Mayor Zack Tucker told the council Jan. 15, according to news website Southeast Arkansas Today.

The newspaper also reported that Siemens responded to Monticello with a letter in November 2014, saying that â&#x20AC;&#x153;at no point has

willing and able to complete its work. The city has directed Siemens to cease work on the water line scope of work, which may affect the partiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; respective rights and duties,â&#x20AC;?

Steven R. Shamash, an attorney for Siemens, wrote to the city.

That cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s path toward the courts seems mirror Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. In August 2014, Monticello, which had hired an engineer to serve as a project manager on

If People Were Honest When Painting a Mural

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But what would happen if artists were brutally honest about the city and Mississippi in their murals? What kinds of things would they have in them?

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Siemensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; recommendation, ordered an independent review of the Siemens contract.

Then Mayor Joe Rogers said the City of Monticello needed its own engineer to represent the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest.

In September, Jackson hired Raftelis Financial Consultants to examine whether the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water revenue was sufficient to meet the obligations of bond agreements, to assist with the development of the one-percent sales-tax master plan and review part of the Siemens agreement that includes a â&#x20AC;&#x153;performance guaranteeâ&#x20AC;? of increased water revenue for the city.

Public Works Director Kishia Powell issued a stop-work order upon the discovery that several residents received water

meters calibrated to read in gallons instead of cubic feet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mueller (meter manufacturers) and Siemens discovered seven meters, less than 1 percent, that read gallons instead of cubic feet. Mueller replaced those meters, and Siemens and Mueller are reviewing all installed meters as part of ongoing quality control,â&#x20AC;?

Siemens responded through an emailed statement to the Jackson Free Press.

Jackson officials hoping to modify the Siemens contract might find guidance in the experience of McComb, where that city sued Siemens in 2011 alleging failure to meet the benchmarks of a $4.5 million contract for 6,900 new water meters. In court documents, McComb argues that company

â&#x20AC;&#x153;failed or refusedâ&#x20AC;? to hit deadlines associated with a water-meter upgrade project similar to Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Siemens,â&#x20AC;? the complaint reads, â&#x20AC;&#x153;agreed and guaranteed that (McCombâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) increase in billable water, through more accurate measure, will be equal to or exceed the total project costsâ&#x20AC;? or Siemens would pay the city the difference. The complaint further alleged that Siemensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;misrepresentationsâ&#x20AC;? caused financial harm to the city.

In the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response, Siemens denies McCombâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allegations, saying that the city â&#x20AC;&#x153;failed to mitigate its alleged damages.â&#x20AC;? Siemens also counter-sued for breach of contract, arguing in part: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Despite (Siemensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;) earnest cooperation and efforts to

achieve final completion of the contract, McComb wrongfully terminated (Siemensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;) scope of work under the contract, and has refused to allow (Siemens) personnel to enter the site where work was to be performed under the contract.â&#x20AC;?

In November 2012, Siemens and McComb settled the dispute with McComb agreeing to pay the company $2.5 million of the original contract price tag.

The Jackson City Council was scheduled to discuss several Siemens-related items, including Stokesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; proposal to breach the contract, at its regular Tuesday night meeting after the Jackson Free Press had gone to press.

Updates at www.jfp.ms. Email R.L. Nave at rlnave@jacksonfreepress.com.

kinyele Umoja first met Chokwe hikeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and was laying the groundwork to cooperatives and has been acquiring Lumumba in 1978. As found- launch his economic vision. property in west Jackson, including the ing members of the New Afrikan With Chokwe A. Lumumbaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s un- site of the Chokwe Lumumba Center for Peoples Organization Economic Democracy. and the Malcolm X Grassroots The center has hosted a Movement, Umoja and Lumumba number of events, including a naturally shared a passion for the soft opening in November with a politics of the black-power movepanel discussion on the shooting ment. Their ideologies diverged on death of Mike Brown in Ferguone big issue, however: basketball. son, Mo., by a white police offiA Los Angeles native, Umoja was cer and the season of protests that a Laker fan; Lumumba, who grew sprang up following the deaths of up near Detroit, supported Moseveral black men at the hands of town teams, including the Pistons. policemen. Its grand opening will â&#x20AC;&#x153;He used to kid me that coincide with the one-year comMagic Johnson was from Michimemoration of Lumumbaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death gan, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why L.A. was so on Friday, Feb. 27. good,â&#x20AC;? Umoja remembers.

Kali Akuno, a Cooperation One year ago, on the afterJackson organizer, said the Lunoon of Feb. 25, 2014, Lumumba mumba Center, located on West passed away after less than a year Capitol Street just west of Poinserving as mayor of Jackson. Umodexter Park, serves as headquarja, an author and chair of the Afriters for Cooperation Jackson, a can studies department at Georgia community space for events and State University, performed the programs as well as an incubator libation ceremony at Lumumbaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for cooperatives. It will also house funeral at the Jackson Convention the Nubia Lumumba Arts and Complex and says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been diffiCulture Cooperative, named in cult not being able to pick up the honor of the late mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife. phone and talked to Lumumba.

Akuno, a former Lumumba The past year has also proved mayoral aide, believes the timing Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been one year since Mayor Chokwe Lumumbaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenging for Lumumbaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comis critical for such enterprises with death. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the status of his legacy? rades, some of whom had settled in what he calls a crisis in Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jackson after he became mayor. At waste management and public-inthe time of his death, Lumumba was negoti- successful bid to take his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat in frastructure systems. Specifically, he points ating with Washington-based retailer Costco City Hall, supporters of that solidarity to a state-law change that will reduce the to relocate to Jackson, had shepherded the economy formed an organization called amount Jackson collects from a 1-percity through two tax increasesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a 1-percent Cooperation Jackson, which calls itself cent sales tax for infrastructure, which he sales tax and, separately, a water-sewer rate an emerging network of worker-owned believes could have a domino effect and

prevent the city from meeting the requirements of a U.S. EPA consent decree. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really concerned that Jackson may lose control of its water system at the end of the day. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen any serious plan from anyone thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shows how these additional revenues will (be supplemented) to deal with these problems,â&#x20AC;? Akuno said, adding that Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water system is a valuable prize, which, combined with sewer revenues is worth approximately $80 million in annual revenues.

Chokwe A. Lumumba says his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death was a setback, but that grassroots organizing work has continued.

The Lumumba Center, he added, will also emphasize community-wealth building through connecting workerowned coops and small businesses to the planned infrastructure upgrades, which city officials estimate will total close to $1 billion in the coming years.

The junior Lumumba acknowledges that the work would be easier if his father were still alive and serving as mayor, but he says Cooperation Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work will not stop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal was never that the solution would come exclusively through electoral politics. The cooperation and support and local government goes a long way, but the work canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop depending on whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a particular office and whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not.â&#x20AC;?

The grand opening of the Lumumba Center takes place Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. at 939 W. Capitol St. You can visit the site cooperationjackson.org for a schedule of events for Friday and Saturday.

Comment at www.jfp.ms.

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Mississippi Sex Education Efforts Still Limited

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of the results or if the schools have created the required plans.

The law did not provide state funding for the schools to create or follow through with their plans, which is why Rep. Sherra COURTESY MISSISSIPPI FIRST

sing dirty candy as a metaphor for a girl who has had sex is still part of an approved state curriculum and demonstrating the proper use of a condom is still illegal, despite a change in Mississippi law requiring schools to adopt a sex-education policy in 2011.

And although the state began to require institutions of higher education to create a plan for pregnancy prevention, it has not helped the schools develop those plans, nor has it required the schools to follow them.

Despite the state’s effort to appear as if it is addressing women’s issues, Mississippi has the highest rate of teenage mothers in the nation. Though teen pregnancy has dramatically decreased across the United States over the last 20 years, Mississippi still lags behind the rest of the nation with a teen birth rate of 57 per 1,000 young women.

In the last five years, however, Mississippi’s teen birth rate has dropped from 9,060 children born to teen mothers to 5,644.

Last year, the Legislature voted to require community colleges and universities to develop a plan of action to prevent unplanned pregnancies among its students.

The law came after a study showing that Mississippi’s highest rate of unplanned teen pregnancy are among women aged 17 to 19.

The goal is to increase retention and graduation in higher education.

Jamie Bardwell, Women’s Foundation of Mississippi deputy director, said the foundation supported the bill, but she is unaware

Rachel Canter, executive director of Mississippi First, said the state doesn’t have a system of accountability to make sure schools are teaching approved material effectively.

Lane, D-Waynesboro, introduced a bill this session to appropriate the necessary funds.

The House has not yet taken action on the bill, House Bill 36.

“Some people have said to us, ‘This is too late.’ And yeah, they’re right. It should be all of the above. It should be really great comprehensive sex (education) in high school and also in middle school that’s developmentally appropriate and age appropriate,” Bardwell said. “And then when they get to college they have all the information they need to make healthy decisions, but unfortunately the world right now does not work that way.”

Rachel Canter, executive director at educational think-tank Mississippi First, said that The Los Angeles Times was late in the game when it began writing about the state of Mississippi’s sex education in April 2014.

A story about a Tunica school’s classroom passing around an unwrapped Peppermint Patty to demonstrate a woman becoming “dirty” after sex prompted the national media to take a look at how the state educates its students about sex. While the media reported the story in 2014, the school had actually changed their policy in 2012.

In 2011, the Legislature passed House Bill 999, which requires school boards to adopt a sex education policy based on either abstinence-only or abstinence-plus and to choose an approved curriculum.

Before that, the state did not obligate schools to teach any kind of sex education.

“The Legislature, when they passed House Bill 999, they really didn’t give anybody the job of overseeing or following up on whether or not (schools) were actually implementing,” Canter said.

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able on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 2 to 5 and I’m interested in health care and education.’ Then the nonprofits in one of those areas will get on there and match me up with a healthcare opportunity.”

The chamber received a grant from Volunteer Mississippi totaling $46,700 to seed the project. In addition to establishing the website, some of the funds will go toward setting up an office for in-person volunteer consultations. Kristian Beatty will serve as director of the center, which will be housed in Millsaps’ Murrah Hall.

Planners for the center believe Jackson could use an organization to facilitate community participation with existing nonprofit organizations and their projects.

“You don’t just go to a community and tell them what they need,” said Krista Estes, organizer for Volunteer Mississippi and writer of the grant funding the center.

“They have to come to it themselves.”

Greater Jackson Chamber President Duane O’Neill said the center is part in line

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with this spirit of Mississippi.

“Here in Mississippi, we are always acknowledged to be the most philanthropic states,” O’Neill said. “That’s true in volunteerism, too. We’ve seen it in emergenDUANE O’NEILL

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he holidays have passed, but the spirit of giving—or more precisely, giving back—remains in Jackson, thanks in part to a new initiative of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership.

On Feb. 17, the GJCP unveiled Volunteer Greater Jackson Center with an event at Millsaps College. The volunteer center is one of a series of projects in Greater Jackson Vision 2022, a 10-year long-range plan for the Jackson metropolitan area.

“We are not just Jackson. We are Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties,” Volunteer Greater Jackson board President Crisler Boone told the audience.

When it opens, chamber officials say the center will provide a space where people looking for opportunities to volunteer can get hooked up with area nonprofits. Boone explained how the center will work: “Say I’m a volunteer, and I’m looking for, say, something in education or health care, I can go to (the center’s) website, log into the database, and I can say, ‘I’m avail-

Canter said that the state has not taken further steps to improve sex education in the state since the 2011 law. And “Choosing the Best,” the curriculum that includes the chocolate demonstration and several other shaming tactics, is still a state-approved curriculum.

The “Choosing the Best” website reports that schools are using the curriculum in 47 states and teaching it to 4 million students.

Women’s Foundation Program Officer Latisha Latiker pointed out that Mississippi schools must still adhere to rules that make teaching sex education logistically difficult— students must obtain parent permission, and the classes must be split by gender.

“HB 999, while a tremendous step forward in the state’s tackling sex (education), it does have areas of improvement,” Latiker said. Under the law, “you have three categories of students who have to be monitored—the males, the females and the ones who were not allowed to opt into the training,” Latiker said.

While the Mississippi Department of Education surveys schools to see which policy and curriculum they’ve adopted, they have no method to determine whether or not the schools are actually teaching sex education, MDE Communications Director Patrice Guilfoyle told the Jackson Free Press.

A 2014 Brookings Institution study attributes the decline in teen pregnancy nationwide to better access to birth control and increased educational attainment and job opportunities for young women.

Duane O’Neill, president of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, believes a new initiative will tap into Mississippians’ natural tendency to give.

cies—we’ve seen it when disaster hits, but even day-to-day, we have so many people

that want to volunteer and get involved in this state, and it’s not just what (volunteers) will do for those organizations. It’s really about helping the (volunteer) feel some pride in what they are doing.”

Mayor Tony Yarber, who attended the University of Southern Mississippi and volunteered with groups in Hattiesburg, said volunteerism is vital to the city’s strength.

“How do we make people feel accountable for our city? While there may be better job opportunities (elsewhere), there may be better places to make more money, how do we create a situation where they just cannot leave the children that they are volunteering with (or) the senior center where they’ve been working with since their freshman year in college?”

Therein lies the center’s value, Yarber said: “People who get engaged in volunteering are more likely to stay and contribute to a community.”

For more information about how to get involved, call 601-589-0708.

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discussing this session, like Medicaid expansion—though there are bills aimed at addressing most of the concerns Alday’s statements have triggered.

Who Should Tax Cuts Go To? Though the House has voted to recognize the state of poverty in Mississippi under House Concurrent Resolution 14, lawmakers aren’t taking much action to improve the economic status of the poorest counties in the state.

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ver the last several days, the Mississippi Legislature has hit a calmer patch of the session as it deals with the state budget, despite the week beginning with racist comments from Rep. Gene Alday, R-Walls, flooding the media.

“I come from a town where all the blacks are getting food stamps and what I call ‘welfare crazy checks.’ They don’t work,” Alday said in an interview with The ClarionLedger published Feb. 15.

Corey Wiggins, director of Mississippi Economic Policy Center, believes the state’s push for tax breaks is the result of misplaced priorities.

The comment came after a reporter asked the representative about education funding in the state. It also came after Alday claimed, “I don’t see any schools hurting.”

School funding always prompts a major fight between Mississippi lawmakers, but Alday’s statements illustrate more than apathy toward the condition of education—they perpetuate the cycle of poverty and racism in the state.

He apologized on the House floor Tuesday, but Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, said the offering would mean more if the Republicans who decried his use of stereotypes actually made an effort to prove their beliefs by pushing for greater education funding.

“Let’s do something,” Johnson told the Jackson Free Press. “Let’s not talk about it.”

The House did vote Wednesday to increase spending on the Mississippi Adequate Education Program by $106 million, but public-school advocates argue that the increase still shortfalls MAEP by over $200 million.

Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, said the week has been so boring compared to recent weeks that they adjourned halfway through the day Thursday. The lackluster floor meetings have done more to highlight what the Legislature is not

Instead, the state leadership is focusing efforts on securing tax cuts for businesses under Senate Bill 2839—the Taxpayer Pay Raise Act—to the tune of $400 million. “Our fiscal management over the last three years has put us in the position of getting more money back in the pockets of taxpayers,” Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said in a press release.

The tax proposal would get rid of the state’s franchise tax and the taxes on the lowest income bracket—those who make between $8,300 and $13,300. It would also cut the self-employment tax in half by letting business owners deduct 50 percent of their taxes, which the leadership touts as help for small business owners.

Corey Wiggins, director of Mississippi Economic Policy Center, said the fact that the state is becoming more economically secure means that it has an opportunity to fund programs to help the poorest in the state.

“We have underfunding in our public schools, we have 19 percent of our population uninsured, and we’re having a conversation about cutting corporate taxes. And we think this conversation should focus on investing in things that matter like public education, healthcare,” Wiggins said.

Sen. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, said a “difference of philosophy,” is what creates a divide between people on what to use government funds for.

“Should we spend all the excess money on one issue, like education? Or should we recognize that the people who are funding this bill are the taxpayers and maybe it’s time for them to get a little break as well,” Fillingane said. “Some people look at taxes and say, ‘That’s the government’s money.’ We look at that and say, ‘It’s the citizen’s money that the government is taking from them in order to fund certain things.’”

Fillingane said it is OK that citizens are taxed to pay for public programs, but that “at some point, does it become too much?”

Wiggins said an earned income tax credit, which gives an 8 percent refundable tax credit to working families regardless of income, is one solution—beyond funding education and health care—that Mississippi could enact to help families in need. The MEPC worked up a brief showing that the EITC “gives many (struggling) families the boost they need to be more financially secure.”

Wiggins points out that the EITC would only go to families who work, particularly lowincome families. The program has garnered bipartisan support in 25 other states because of how it incentivizes people to work.

“For families with very low earnings, the credit increases with each additional dollar earned, encouraging them to work more,” the brief states.

The study shows that Mississippi’s lowest-income workers, an estimated 150,000 working households, would not benefit from the Working Families Tax Credit, which Gov. Phil Bryant proposed in his 2016 budget recommendation in November and gives a 15-percent non-refundable tax credit to working families.

But Wiggins also said that when it comes to Mississippi’s economic landscape and its business friendliness, having an educated and healthy workforce “makes Mississippi a good place for businesses to locate.”

“And we understand that it takes funding,” Wiggins added, for Mississippians to be educated and healthy.

Medicaid Expansion: Smartest And Easiest For the state to achieve a higher medically insured population and help hundreds of thousands of working poor become insured, “Medicaid expansion would be the smartest and the easiest,” said Jarvis Dortch, communications coordinator for the Mississippi Health Ad-

vocacy Program, who is also running for the House of Representatives this year.

But he understands the reality of Mississippi’s stubborn Legislature, so he said the health advocacy program is looking at alternative plans that use Affordable Care Act funds without being directly linked to the federal insurance program.

Rep. Toby Barker, R-Hattiesburg, authored a proposal to create the Commission on the Future of Medicaid and Health Care in Mississippi to study and make recommendations regarding health care in the state under House Bill 957, which passed Feb. 11.

“We know that there probably isn’t a need for a commission. There’s solutions out there; we just aren’t really considering them right now,” Dortch said.

Though Republican lawmakers have been critical of ACA, Dortch notes that the federal program has already saved the state on some Medicaid costs. Republicans, Dortch said, are complaining about the increase of children on Medicaid—but that more children with health insurance is a good thing.

“We have more children covered at about the same cost that we were spending before,” Dortch said.

The House also voted Feb. 10 to give grants to rural hospitals not to exceed $10 million. Mississippi hospitals are hurting due to a loss in federal funds. The ACA was designed to make up for the funding cut, but the state never adopted the program.

“It’s very simple. In states that expand Medicaid, there are more paying customers and greater revenue for hospitals, providers and doctors. Its states like Mississippi, the working poor are forced to seek emergency room care, and the hospitals are left with the bill,” the health advocacy center explained in a news release.

Expanding Medicaid under the ACA would bring $8.7 billion in federal funding to Mississippi, whereas the Legislature is crafting plans to give small grants to hospitals under House Bill 114.

The House also approved a plan to issue bonds to Attala County’s suffering hospital, all while ignoring the conversation around expanding Medicaid. The bill, House Bill 1419, would give Attala County three options: taking on $5 million in debt to pay for outstanding bills; short-selling the indebted hospital and taking on its debt; or filing bankruptcy on the hospital and its debt.

If Republicans say they can’t afford to expand Medicaid, Dortch argues that the money allocated through these bills could cover the administrative costs associated with adopting ACA and insuring 300,000 uninsured Mississippians.

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ennis McGuire writhed in agony for 25 minutes, groaning and gasping for breath before finally dying. “He started making all these horrible, horrible noises, and at that point, that’s when I covered my eyes and my ears,” his daughter, Amber McGuire, told The New York Times.

The state of Ohio put McGuire, 53, to death in January 2014 with an untested combination of drugs. McGuire’s attorneys had attempted to stop his execution, arguing that Ohio’s lethal cocktail could lead to “air hunger,” a medical term for suffocation. McGuire would experience “agony and terror” while struggling to breathe, they said. Apparently, that is precisely what occurred.

A week earlier, Oklahoma executed Michael Lee Wilson, 38, using pentobarbital to sedate him as the first of three drugs that would end his life. As the drug entered his veins, Wilson cried out, “I feel my whole body burning.”

In July 2014, Joseph Wood “gasped and struggled to breathe for about an hour and 40 minutes,” his attorney told CNN. Like Ohio and Oklahoma, Arizona used an experimental combination of drugs to kill Wood.

America has a schizophrenic relationship with the death penalty. Many of us want to eliminate those who commit egregious, heinous crimes, but most don’t want the personal or social guilt of inflicting additional pain and killing. So we don’t behead or burn people at the stake in public squares any longer. We’ve largely stopped using methods such as gas, electrocution or firing squads. All those methods are either too unreliable or just too horrible to watch—or both.

Lethal injection promised to be that “clean” execution method: Two drugs render a prisoner unconscious and insensate before a third “kill shot” stops The state must not be his or her heart. While the convict feels no pain, allegedly, witnesses (and execuallowed to execute tioners) don’t see convicts writhe or hear them scream. Executions are mostly men and women from the public, and numerous without accountability. hidden opportunities to correct incompetence or wrongdoing precede our final solution for our most vile and evil citizens. That’s the theory, anyway.

U.S. executions, most using a three-drug cocktail, have hummed along since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976 after a four-year hiatus. That is, until the world’s pharmaceutical companies—under global pressure from anti-execution advocates—stopped supplying two of the drugs to U.S. buyers for executions. Soon starved of the drugs that made execution neat and tidy, states are scrambling for alternatives—that don’t work as advertised. To wit: McGuire, Wilson and Wood.

Now, Mississippi’s conservative legislators are attempting the make the executioner’s hood more opaque. House Bill 1305 seeks not only to protect the identities of any company supplying drugs for executions, but would also hide the identities of people participating in and witnessing an execution, even those who are required to attend. It would also relieve them of all accountability, making them immune from prosecution.

If this legislation passes the Senate, the process of state-sanctioned executions will be thoroughly protected and completely behind closed doors. Eyewitness accounts such as the story the JFP published after Joseph Burns’ 2010 execution (jfp.ms/burns_death/) would disappear. Compounding pharmacies, responsible for hundreds of patient deaths due to alleged slipshod methods and a lack of oversight, would be free to proffer experimental drugs without consequence. If those drugs are ineffective or worse, akin to torture, well, too bad.

Instead of addressing and correcting a serious problem, legislators are simply moving to cover everyone’s butt with this bill. And issues with executions are numerous, beginning with the preponderance of evidence showing the death penalty’s ineffectiveness as a crime deterrent, to the enormous cost of the deathpenalty process, to Mississippi’s justice system convicting innocents and holding unfair trials, to the illegality of cruel-and-unusual punishment.

Even if Mississippians are OK with state-sanctioned killing, such an obvious ploy to keep the people in the dark about every facet of a lethal process carried out in your name should give you pause. It takes all decision-making power out of our hands and removes all accountability. And that’s simply unAmerican. HB 1305 is a bad bill. Tell your legislators to reject the secrecy.

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f you read the national narrative, we keep y’all chained to wood-burning stoves down here,” Gov. Phil Bryant sarcastically told women at the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership annual meeting in January. He said it right after telling the group that the 2014 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ranked Mississippi fifth for its growing number of women-owned businesses.

Women in Mississippi certainly are not chained to wood-burning stoves. They do, however, make $11,500 less than men per year on average and make 17 percent less per year than the national average, a percentage that has been growing since 2010, as the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women’s 2014 report found.

They also live in a state with some of the most oppressive laws in regards to reproductive health in the nation. Earlier this month, the state chose to challenge a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision to strike down a state law designed to close the last abortion clinic in the state and will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case.

While the state has made steps to address its high pregnancy rate as it compares to the rest of the country, it doesn’t seem Mississippi is doing all it can to ensure women have the resources they need to control their destiny. The rate of births to teen moms is on a steady decline across the United States as well as in Mississippi. In 2007, 9,060 Mississippi teens became mothers, while there were only 5,644 new teen moms five years later in 2012. And that is something the state should take pride in.

But there’s still work to be done. For instance, Mississippi has no accountability measure to ensure students are being taught age-appropriate, evidence-based sex education in middle school and high school. It is still illegal to demonstrate the proper use of condoms in schools.

The state began requiring institutes of higher education to create a plan for pregnancy prevention, but did nothing to help the schools develop or follow through with those plans.

A recent Brookings Institution report showed that the dramatic decline of teen pregnancy in the United States in the last two decades is due to greater access to birth control and increased educational attainment and job opportunities for young women.

Access to reproductive health care and education is essential, but we often forget that simply empowering girls and women is also pregnancy prevention.

If Gov. Bryant wants to decrease teen pregnancy in the state, he should encourage women to pursue STEM fields, protect their autonomy by ending the war against their bodies, and support equal pay.

And each of us must avoid double standards that tell young women that they aren’t good at math or science or that they shouldn’t be “loud” or “bossy,” and encourage them to reach high and break glass ceilings—by modeling respect for women and girls in everyday life. (Banbossy.com has more ideas.)

“Simply put, increased aspirations and expanded opportunities for young women have the potential to extend the downward trend in teen childbearing,” the Brookings Institution report states. Let’s each do our part to make it reality.

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XFORD – It all started when my eighth-grade English teacher, Bill Watson, introduced us to Edgar Allan Poe’s poems and tales of horror. He told us of other writers, too, but Poe was my man.

When I got back home after school in my North Carolina town, I went immediately to my room and starting writing.

Oh, the words that poured forth! Pages and pages of epic poetry! Story after story of Poe-like terror and mayhem so pitiably inadequate they deserved to be killed and buried like Poe’s “tell-tale heart.”

When my Poe fixation faded, I turned to Jack London. Here was a challenge.

What adventures could I boast to a writer who had been a gold prospector, hobo, able-bodied seaman, oyster pirate and war correspondent? Working summers on a tobacco farm just didn’t compare.

No matter. At my writing desk, I spun great long tales of frozen barrens with roaming packs of wolves, pirates on stormy seas.

Watson admitted to me decades later that he never had any idea he was changing forever the life of the unremarkablebut-wide-eyed 14-year-old near the back of the room.

I’m reminiscing these days about those childhood years when I envisioned writing both the greatest epic poem since Milton and the Great American Novel.

Today, this aging, ink-stained wretch, after decades of banging out true stories in newspapers, magazines and a couple books, can now claim a published novel.

Mine has been a long apprenticeship.

Ernest Hemingway once said this about journalists writing fiction: “On the (Kansas City) Star you were forced to learn to write a simple declarative sentence. This is useful to anyone. Newspaper work will not harm a young writer and could help him if he gets out of it in time.”

Papa Hemingway had a good point.

Newspaper work can be a wonderful muse. You write fast and hard against deadline, often under a tough editor’s stern eye, ridding your language of excess baggage, boiling it down to crystalline purity. That’s what I see in my favorite writing journalists, from A.J. Liebling, Dorothy Day and Ernie Pyle to modernday masters like Charlie LeDuff.

Some of my favorite fiction writers got their training banging out newspaper stories, like hardboiled master James Cain, but Hemingway had another point when he said getting “out of it in time” may be necessary.

Making the transition from newspaper articles to magazine articles is no cinch. Newspaper deadlines can be just hours away. A magazine deadline may be

six months in the future with publication six months later. Newspaper writers want immediate gratification. Waiting a year to see a byline is an eternity. Today’s online journalism makes old-style newspaper deadlines seem like a luxury.

Fiction’s biggest challenge to the non-fiction writer is that the writer makes the decisions, not the facts. Another challenge is failure.

“If there are to be any claims to greatness, they are to be found only in the scope of the failure and persistence in the face of it,” novelist and journalist Stephen Marche wrote in The New York Times about the failures of great writers like Herman Melville.

“That persistence may be the one truly writerly virtue, a salvation indistinguishable from stupidity. To keep going, despite everything. … To keep failing.”

For many years, I was the stereotypical newspaper reporter with the unpublished manuscript in the bottom drawer of his desk. I looked everywhere for models. Mississippian Eudora Welty talked about the importance of a writer’s “sense of place.”

The great worker poet Philip Levine, who died this month, believed writers should leave their “place.”

“It’s important to get away from the place where you’re from,” he told an Oxford audience in 2000.

“When you’re away from (such places), it is then that you can look back and see their beauty and their horror.”

In other words, writers disagree with each other.

Hacking away at an earlier, neverpublished novel many years ago, I’d get up at 5 in the morning and put in a couple hours before spending the next nine hours reporting and writing nonfiction. Got it finished, but 40-plus rejections and my friend, novelist and crime reporter Ace Atkins (no relation), finally convinced me to shelve it and start working on a second.

It was good advice. I later learned that’s what a lot of writers did and with success, including Ace Atkins and now me.

Fiction and nonfiction share one thing in common. Both give you a joy that’s hard to describe when you finish what you’re writing and know it’s good.

At that point, it’s not even important whether someone else knows it, too.

Except Mr. Watson. If he were still with us, I’d want him to know.

Joe Atkins will sign copies of his novel, “Casey’s Last Chance,” 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202, 601-366-7619). For more information, visit lemuriabooks.com.

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said. “I’ve never even held one in real life.”

Because Smith is only 21, “never” might not sound that long, but he has been playing bass guitar in the Jackson area since he was 11 years old. Before he started playing with Champion, he rarely felt attached to a project.

“I was basically playing freelance bass with local artists and churches,” Smith says. “I played for a guy, Ashford Sanders, who’s in gospel, and I did a little traveling with him around the states. Other than that, it was basically small gigs and church gigs.”

Guitarist Markus Shell, 19, told a similar story. Before joining the band two months ago, he held a day job at Kroger and was a hired gun on guitar at night. He

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rady Champion tucked his ears and signature dreadlocks under a winter hat. It was February, and the roller coaster of cold and heat wasn’t helping the acre of flatland around his home in Canton. He latched his Chevy van to the trailer, which had his face superimposed on the side, and shifted into drive. Bits of rock and dirt slung against the trailer, which stayed wedged in the muddy ground for a while before the front wheels caught traction on his gravel driveway.

It wasn’t the most fun use of a Friday morning, but Champion, 45, would need that trailer.

Later, after his bandmates arrived, they hauled stacks of amplifiers and instruments into the back and made the hour-long drive to Vicksburg, where they unloaded it again, set up and did their sound-check. But the real hard work hadn’t started, yet: the moment when Champion and his backing band jumped onstage and reminded an audience of 100-plus people, all raised on classics, that the blues has a future, too.

the drums, his mother jumped at the idea of the brothers learning music together. For Shell, his father provided a way for him to learn guitar.

“I’ll never forget, I told my daddy one day, ‘Dad, I want to play guitar.’ Sure enough, that same exact day, he took me to a guitar shop,” Shell says. “I had a lesson, and I got a guitar that day.” After about six months of lessons, he decided to continue his education on his own.

Similarly, Smith only took lessons for two weeks before taking the self-taught route.

As Champion’s first cousin, it makes sense that drummer Calvin Jackson, 22, has stuck with the band the longest, having served three years in the rhythm section. He also has plenty of insight into how his cousin has developed over the years as an artist and a businessman.

“He’s stronger. He don’t take nothing,” Jackson says.

“He doesn’t take no for an answer. That hasn’t changed, and it isn’t going to change.”

When he isn’t drumming for Champion, Jackson produces hip-hop music, some of which has recently gained exposure in the Mississippi rap scene.

Still, learning more about blues music has benefited him across the board. He takes inspiration from California rapper Zaytoven, who incorporates his experience as a church organist in his beats.

“Playing drums and then going back to work on my beat machine, it just makes it easier for me to throw a pattern or something on there. Then I go from that to playing drums at church, and that’s a different feel than all those sounds put together,” he says. “I can really create some music. When I create my rap songs, I don’t have to make just a rap beat. I can add live guitar and live bass and make music.”

In their stints with Champion, Shell, Jackson and Smith have enjoyed playing Champion’s originals and earning their stripes with blues standards such as Howlin’ Wolf’s “Smokestack Lightning” and “Spoonful.”

Ultimately, they all want to be known for their own work, but for now, the musicians absorb as much knowledge from their blues benefactor as they can.

“I ain’t gonna lie,” Smith says. “Ever since I’ve been playing Grady’s music, in terms of blues, I understand how the music is supposed to be played or how it’s supposed to be written—the progression and the phrasing.”

“It’s about taking the time to learn,” Jackson says.

Youth and Experience Champion built his personal recording suite, Backyard Studio, beside his house last June, using equipment that he purchased online from Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne, Ind. The building serves as headquarters for ‘Something About This Root’ his new label, D Champ Records, which Given Champion’s name recognialready features artists Eddie Cotton and tion, it’s safe to say that he wasn’t short on Jj Thames on its roster. With the studio’s available musicians to fill out his backing matching olive-green exterior and glass screen trio. He chose to look within Mississippi, door, you’d be forgiven for assuming it’s simthough, and not just because of state pride. ply an add-on bedroom or guesthouse, but Champion points to the class of musicians the inside is another story entirely. that represent Mississippi at the InternationA series of soundproofed rooms, most al Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn., each not much bigger than walk-in closets, conyear, including 2015 winner and Champ Canton, Miss., native Grady Champion brings young local musicians into nect to the control center, which houses a large Record’s signee Eddie Cotton, 2014 winhis backing band to help them learn valuable music industry skills and mixing board for recording. While Champion ner Mr. Sipp, 2006 winner Eden Brent and to instill a love of the blues. finished parking his vehicle, bassist Ken Smith Champion himself, who won in 2010. set out chairs for the musicians in a room with “I always tell everybody we’re the cream an electronic drum kit and keyboards. of the crop,” he says of his fellow musicians.

Smith joined Champion’s band about four months played everything from gospel to R&B for local acts such “… You have so many Mississippi artists that we haven’t ago, taking the spot of the blues singer’s son, Marquis, as Kerry Thomas, Henry Rhodes, Stevie J and Keyone even heard of yet, that haven’t even gotten out the house, 25, who lives in Memphis, Tenn., and stopped touring Starr, a close friend who recently sang on Mark Ronson’s and that’s bad. It’s something about this root. It breathes this after he got engaged. Smith mentioned Ken Smith Gui- album, “Uptown Special.” kind of stuff.” tars, a bass manufacturer in Perkasie, Pa., that he hopes Shell and Smith share a sort of instrumental origin While it’s important to acknowledge the root, it’s will one day endorse him. story, with their parents’ support as driving factors in equally important not to trip over it. When Champion “They’re real high-end, like $600 to six grand,” he their musical education. After Smith’s brother picked up and his trio perform, they try to find the sweet spot for

If people want to hear the same thing, … they’ll buy a Chess Records collection.

But they don’t want to hear that.”

That fresh vision of the blues is one of the main reasons Champion chose band members half his age. There are certainly players with more notches in their musical belts, but those musicians grew up listening to the same artists he did. They jumped through the same hoops, and they don’t have nearly as much use for his guidance. “(I want to be) like a father figure and like a leader, to at least give them the knowledge not only to play their instruments but also to understand this business,” Champion says. “See, when I was 18 years old, I wasn’t playing music. I was working for record labels. I was promoting music. …

It’s about keeping the blues in that younger generation, you know?”

Youth isn’t always a plus, though. At a recent performance at Ameristar Casino in Vicksburg, the management barred the band from using Shell due to his age, which meant finding a last-minute replacement in guitarist Caleb Armstrong. While Champion paid to have Shell emancipated to avoid these situations, the Mississippi Gaming Commission prevents Ameristar from honoring it.

‘Let the Boys Play’ Champion doesn’t harbor any ill will about the casino’s reaction to his youthful crew. He loves playing at the venue, but believes Ameristar’s patrons are missing out. The band shines when they perform together, as Champion saw night after night during the band’s recent two-week tour in Canada. The band was well received at every venue they played. Then again, where are they not?

“As long as you deliver it the way it needs to be delivered, you’re going to get the response,” Champion says. “If anybody tells you, ‘Well, son, this area don’t like the blues,’ that means they weren’t playing the blues.”

“When you can make one person come see you every day of the week just off of seeing you one night, you’re doing something right,” Shell adds. “… That’s what we’d get every time in Canada. They ain’t never seen or heard a sound like we have.”

The tour was a great lesson for the musicians, whose road experience is admittedly limited, but it also confirmed what Champion believed from the outset: His band is the next big thing. From their work ethic to their professionalism on the road, Jackson, Smith and Shell consistently proved themselves. Champion’s hope is that, when the time comes, Mississippi can provide a blues scene that’s healthy enough to support their music the way it did his.

Champion wants to see the blues flourish in Jackson, too, in areas like Farish Street, which he envisions as the next Beale Street, “where every two steps you got a club and music is going through the night.

No curfew. Let them party until they can’t party no more,” he says. But that means a shift in culture: No more clinging to the classics like they make up the blues bible and pretending that music—and musical taste—hasn’t changed.

“A lot of people for so many years have really blocked the growth and kept it in the same form. Even when you first put (everything) together to make wine, when they store it, it ages. And when it ages it gets better,” Champion says.

“That’s how I look at music: We ain’t gonna take the ’50s blues and try to keep it the same in the 2000s. We’re in a totally different century. “Let the boys play.

That’s all I have to say.”

For more information on Grady Champion and his band, visit gradychampion.com.

Meet the Players

by Micah Smith Grady Champion has seen many musicians come and go over the course of his illustrious career, but the blues musician says his current backing musicians, though young, are some of the best band members he’s ever had.

Here’s what he had to say about them.

Guitarist Markus Shell and drummer Calvin Jackson are using their time performing with Grady Champion to learn about music business and to inspire their other musical endeavors.

Markus Shell, guitar While he has been with the band the least amount of time, Shell made an impression on Champion when he saw the 19-year-old perform at a club in Memphis last year.

“He just had an unbelievable feel for (blues music),” Champion says. “I said right then, ‘That guy’s got to be my guitar player.’ Shell’s combination of skill and soul makes him Champion’s go-to guitarist, even if his age can occasionally be a barrier at some venues.

Calvin Jackson, drums Champion’s first cousin and longest-tenured band member (three years), Jackson, 22, isn’t afraid to throw in modern ingenuity when it fits, but people know him best for his stalwart, classic drumming style.

“I call him because he plays to me just like Al Jackson from the old Stax Records. He’s going to keep it solid for you. He isn’t the type of drummer that says, ‘Look at me! I’m over here!” Champion says. “… He’s just like the offensive lineman in football. It ain’t ever a pretty spot, but it’s an important spot.”

Ken Smith, bass If Champion compares a bassist to Grammy Award-winner Victor Wooten, that person is gifted, indeed. Since Smith joined the band four months ago, his six-string bass and rare proficiency with playing chords have earned him praise among his peers. He also has the best quality in a musician: good judgment on when to use those skills.

“What I like about Ken is that he doesn’t ever overplay,” Champion says. “If you call him out, he’ll knock you out the box, but he can sit there in the dugout and do his part.”

Champion plans to record a full-length album with Smith later this year that will feature a number of modern and traditional covers with Smith’s intricate bass lines providing the vocal melodies.

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Grady Champion (right) and bassist Ken Smith (left) are in the early stages of recording an album using Smith’s skill for melodic and chord-based bass playing.

“Marcus will be 20 in April,” Champion says. “I mean, it’s a year and three months.”

It wasn’t the first time that age caused a problem for the group, either. While Smith says those troubles have been few and far between, he received similar grief at an Ameristar performance a few weeks ago.

“I was 21, walked in, didn’t get IDed and set up all my equipment,” Smith says. “We were already onstage playing, and two security guards and a manager walked up and ID’ed me. We had to stop the whole set.”

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an audience: enough familiarity to draw them in and enough innovation to keep them. While that usually equates to about a 50-50 split between original music and cover songs, Champion won’t abide the usual take on a traditional tune.

“That’s all we do is new stuff. When these youngsters play ‘Spoonful’ or ‘Smokestack Lightning,’ people are going to feel it like Muddy Waters or Howlin’ Wolf felt it, but it’s going to be with a twist on it,” he says of his bandmates. “ … That’s what you want to do every time you touch the stage as an artist and as a musician; you want to leave your imprint.

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Events at Wells United Methodist Church (2019 Bailey Ave.) • Lenten Lunch Feb. 26, 11:30 a.m. The guest speaker is Roger Parrot, president of Belhaven University. Free; call 601-353-0658; email admin@wellschurch.org; wellschurch.org.

• Lenten Lunch March 5, 11:30 a.m. The guest speakers are James Martin, director of music and creative ministries at Wells Church, and Bishop Ronnie Crudup, pastor of New Horizon Church. Free; call 601-353-0658; email admin@wellschurch.org; wellschurch.org.

• Lenten Lunch March 12, 11:30 a.m. The guest speaker is Bishop James Swanson of the Mississippi Methodist Conference. Free; call 601-353-0658; email admin@wellschurch.org; wellschurch.org.

• Lenten Lunch March 19, 11:30 a.m.

The guest speaker is Rev. Jamie McElroy of St. James Episcopal Church. Free; call 601-3530658; email admin@wellschurch.org; wellschurch.org.

• Lenten Lunch March 26, 11:30 a.m. The guest speaker is Rev. Stan Wilson, pastor of Northside Baptist Church. Free; call 601-353-0658; email admin@wellschurch.org; wellschurch.org.

Commemoration of the Life and Legacy of Chokwe Lumumba Feb. 27, 3-8 p.m., Feb. 28, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., at various Jackson locations. Feb. 27 at the Chokwe Lumumba Center (939 W. Capitol St.), the open house is from 3-6 p.m., and the artistic and academic presentations are from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 28. More presentations Feb 28 from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at Word and Worship Church. Free; email jhardwicklaw@gmail.com; cooperationjackson.org.

pre-sales for consignors, new moms and moms of twins March 25. Free admission, $10 pre-sale; call 601-566-7046; email cbpampa@yahoo. com; all4childrenconsignment.com.

Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Art Bar Pop Trivia March 19, 7 p.m., April 23, 7 p.m., May 21, 7 p.m. daniel johnson, COURTESY BEVERLY HUMPHREYS

Events at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.) • CyberLearning Summit Feb. 26, 8 a.m.4:30 p.m., Feb. 27, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. In the Student Center. The event will discuss the emerging combination of teaching and technology.

Registration required. $100, free for JSU faculty and staff; call 979-2121; jsucyberlearning.com.

• National Association of Drama and Speech Arts (NASDA) Conference March 25-28.

The theme of the 79th annual conference is “Where History Meets the Future.” Registration required. $105 individual or director, $75 students, $500 life member, $30 banquet only; call 601-979-2872 or 443-983-7237; nadsainc.com.

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Events at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.) • Handmade USA Craft Show March 7, 9 a.m.The New York City Slickers perform for Millsaps 6 p.m., March 8, 11 a.m.College Arts & Lecture Series Friday, April 10.

4 p.m. Shop for glassware, woodwork, pottery, jewelry, clothing, home decor, photography, specialty food items and more. Commuartist and MMA Director of Engagement and nity Animal Rescue and Adoption (CARA) also Learning, is the host. Teams are challenged to hosts an on-site pet adoption and food drive. an art and pop culture inspired game of trivia. $6, ages 12 and under free; call 354-7051; Cash bar included. Free; call 601-960-1515; handmadeusashow.com. msmuseumart.org.

• All 4 Children Consignment Spring/Summer • Night at the Museum: Artworks Come Alive Jackson Sale March 26, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., April 10, 7:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Includes a threeMarch 27, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., March 28, 8 a.m.course dinner, live music, depictions of artwork noon Purchase or sell gently used children’s coming to life, a silent auction and more. $175 clothing and accessories. Call for information on per person; call 960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Events at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.) • Mississippi Fashion Week Opening Fashion Show March 1, 6 p.m. Inez Doe of UFANCII and Ryan Martin host the event featuring Mississippi fashions. Doors at 4 p.m. Mississippi Fashion Week is March 1-4. Limited seating. $20, $30 front row VIP; call 601-415-9392; email msfweek@gmail.com; eventbrite.com.

• NAMI Mississippi State Conference May 14, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., May 15, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. In the UMMC Conference Center. Registration required. Call 601-899-9058; email namiconference@namims.org; namims.org.

Events at Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.) • History Is Lunch March 4, noon-1 p.m.

Ulysses S. Grant Association executive director John Marszalek presents “The Civil War Ends and Reconstruction Begins in Mississippi.” Free; call 601-576-6998; mdah.state.ms.us.

• History Is Lunch March 11, noon-1 p.m.

Author and political analyst Jere Nash presents “End of Construction: 1875 and the Most Infamous Campaign in Mississippi History.” Free; call 601-576-6998; mdah.state.ms.us.

• History Is Lunch March 18, noon-1 p.m. Mississippi State University history professor K.C. Morrison presents “African American Political Participation in Mississippi Reconstruction.”

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• History Is Lunch March 25, noon-1 p.m. Stephen Middleton presents “The Politics of Expedience: Reconstruction and the Enfranchisement of African American Males in the South.” Free; call 601-576-6998; mdah.state.ms.us.

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Events at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive) • Dr. Seuss Silly Birthday Celebration Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Includes green eggs and ham, stories, crafts and more. $10, children under 12 months and museum members free; call 601-981-5469; mississippichildrens museum.com.

• Know to Grow March 7, 10 a.m. In the Literacy Garden. Children listen to a story and participate in garden activities. Saturdays through Aug. 22. Included with admission ($10, free for under 12 months and members); call 601981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

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• Lights! Camera! Imagination! Talent Search April 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Children can audition for the museum’s TV, print and radio advertisements. Registration required. Fee TBA; call 601-981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

• Discovery U Day April 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Children learn about biomedical science and the functions of the body with medical equipment. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months and members free); call 601981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

• Visiting Artist: Amelia Key April 12, 1:305:30 p.m., April 26, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Make clay sculptures with the artist in a studio space.

Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months and members free); call 601-981-5469.

• Question It? Discover It! Saturday May 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Learn about pollen and flowers during allergy season with fun activities.

(Admission $10, children under 12 months and members free); call 601-981-9469;

Events at Ridgeland Public Library (397 Highway 51, Ridgeland) • Bristle Bots March 5, 4-5 p.m. Children ages 8 and up make tiny robots and race them.

Register by Feb. 26. Free; call 601-856-4536.

• Crazy 8s Math Club March 26, 4:305:30 p.m. Kindergarten through second grade participate in craft-based math lessons. Registration required. Free; call 601-856-4536.

Spring Break Camp March 9, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). Activities for ages 6-12. Daily through March 13. $185 or $44 per day, members: $170 or $40 per day; call 601-352-2500; jacksonzoo.org/camp.

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“180 Days: Hartsville” Film Screening and Panel Discussion March 7, 10 a.m.-noon, at Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.).

Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Smith Robertson Museum and Parents For Public Schools of Jackson host. The film is a PBS documentary about education reform. Free; call 960-1550; email wshenefelt@ppsjackson.org; ppsjackson.org.

Women of Vision 2015 March 18, 11:30 a.m.1:30 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). The Women’s Foundation of Mississippi hosts the luncheon to highlight recent accomplishments and honor people in the community. Includes a silent auction.

RSVP. $100; call 601-326-3001; email kathy@ womensfoundationms.org.

Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement 10th Anniversary Conference March 18, 6:30 p.m., March 19, 8:30 a.m., March 20, 8:30 a.m., March 21, 9 a.m., March 22, 9:30 a.m.-noon, at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo). The conference is designed to inspire and empower today’s youth through social activism, education and organizing. Includes guest speakers, the Jimmie Travis Civil Rights Legacy Symposium, the Veterans Legacy Banquet and luncheons. $75 through Feb. 28, $100 after, $25 one day, $25 college student, $10 high school student, $20 luncheon only, $50 banquet, free symposium; call 601-977-7914; mscivilrightsveterans.com.

Events at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.) • Millsaps Spring Public Forum March 20, 12:30 p.m. In room AC 215. Dr. Deborah H. Barnes speaks on the topic, “The Impact of Indian Boarding Schools.” Free; call 601-9741000; millsaps.edu.

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strong part of Mississippi’s literA historian, Brown spent years studyary heritage rests on the legacies ing Welty and Walker. Within the last two of Eudora Welty and Margaret years, she published two books, “A DarWalker Alexander. The two women share ing Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty” a simple yet striking commonality: the gift of words. Welty was a prolific short-story writer who also wrote novels such as “The Optimist’s Daughter.”

Alexander is most famous for her novel “Jubilee,” the story of a biracial slave during the Civil War. Author Carolyn Carolyn Brown discusses the connection between Brown will explore the Mississippi writers Eudora Welty and Margaret Walker Alexander in “Sister Act: Margaret Walker relationship between the & Eudora Welty,” Thursday, March 5. two literary figures in her presentation, “Sister Act: Margaret Walker and Eudora Welty,” (University Press of Mississippi, 2012, Thursday, March 5, at the Eudora Welty $20) and “Song of My Life: A Biography Education and Visitors Center. of Margaret Walker,” (University Press of

• Millsaps Spring Public Forum March 27, 12:30 p.m. In room AC 215. Ashlee Parks speaks on the topic, “Human Trafficking in the United States.” Free; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Millsaps Spring Public Forum April 10, 12:30 p.m. In room AC 215. Millsaps students and faculty present movie clips that they have identified in search of the greatest funny movie scene. Free; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Millsaps Spring Public Forum April 17, 12:30 p.m. In room AC 215. Architect Carl Abbott speaks on the topic, “Maya to Modern: Informed by the Land.” Free; call 601-9741000; millsaps.edu.

• Nussbaum Lecture April 24, 12:30 p.m. Save the date for the annual event. Details pending.

Free; call 601-974-1000.

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Events at Fondren • Fondren's First Thursday March 5, 5 p.m., April 2, 5 p.m., May 7, 5 p.m. Studio Chane hosts the event formerly known as Fondren After 5 with shopping, food, music, pet adoption and more. Free; call 601-720-2426; fft.city.

• Zippity Doo Dah Weekend March 27-28. The annual event is in conjunction with the Sweet Potato Queens Convention (March 26-29).

The Big Hat Brunch takes place March 27, and the Sal & Mookie’s Street Carnival and the Zippity Doo Dah Parade take place March 28.

Admission varies, some events free including the parade; zddparade.com.

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A Day at the Museum March 28, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Smith Robertson Museum and Cultural Center (528 Bloom St.). The Jackson-Tougaloo Alumni Chapter (JTAC) is the host. Includes theatrical performances, live jazz music, local food, exhibit tours, children’s activities and an awards presentation. Proceeds benefit the Tougaloo College Student Scholarship Fund. $25, $12 students with ID; call 601-460-0523; email jtacmail@ gmail.com; jtacweb.org.

Eudora Welty’s 106th Birthday Celebration April 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Eudora Welty House and Museum (1119 Pinehurst Place). Includes house and garden tours at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., birthday cake, punch, music from the First Presbyterian Day School Choir and a plant sale from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free; call 601-353-7762; email info@ eudoraweltyhouse.com.

Mississippi, 2014, $20), highlighting the writers’ challenges and triumphs.

In honor of Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Centennial this year, Brown felt that it was important to raise awareness of the writer’s contribution to literary history. “I’m trying to lift Margaret Walker (Alexander’s) name in to the consciousness of people, because she’s been overlooked,” Brown says. “I want them to be educated about (Alexander) and understand the contributions she made, while understanding her similarity to Welty and how their lives intersect in terms of their writing and literature. I think people can learn a lot about 20th-century history by studying their lives.”

“Sister Act: Margaret Walker & Eudora Welty” is from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

March 5 at the Eudora Welty Education and Visitors Center (1119 Pinehurst St.).

Admission is free. For more information, call 601-353-7762.

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Events at Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.) • Millsaps Arts and Lecture Series April 10, 7 p.m. The New York City Slickers and the Millsaps singers present Carol Barnett’s “The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass.” $10; call 601-974-1130; millsaps.edu/conted.

• Millsaps Arts and Lecture Series April 28, 7 p.m. The Marta Szlubowska Ensemble performs. The six-piece string ensemble features Janusz Szlubowska on the accordion. $10; call 601-974-1130; millsaps.edu/conted.

Mississippi Jubilee April 15-16, 6.-8 p.m., at Downtown Jackson. Includes a reception at Smith Robertson Museum April 15 from 6-8 p.m., a freedom celebration at the Mississippi Museum of Art April 16 from 6-8 p.m., presentations from historians and more. Free; call 601-576-6800.

Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Hoot and Holler Day Camp March 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., March 12, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

The camp for ages 5-7 includes making art, exploring the museum and more. Please dress for mess. Snack included. Registration required. $45 per child; call 960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Collage: a Significant Arrangement – Session I March 11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Resident artist Daniel Johnson is the facilitator. The art making and museum awareness program is for ages 11-13. Pre-order or bring lunch. Registration required. $55 per child; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Collage: a Significant Arrangement – Session I March 13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Resident artist Daniel Johnson is the facilitator. The art making and museum awareness program is for ages 14-17. Pre-order or bring lunch. Registration required. $55 per child; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Look and Learn with Hoot March 20, 10:30 a.m. This educational opportunity ages 5 and under and their parents features a hands-on art activity and story time. Please dress for mess. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Look and Learn with Hoot March 21, 10:30 a.m., May 16, 10:30 a.m. This educational opportunity ages 5 and under and their parents features a hands-on art activity and

story time. Please dress for mess. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Events at Farmer’s Table Cooking School (Town of Livingston, 129 Mannsdale Road, Madison) • Teen Canning Class March 9, 10 a.m.-noon.

Teens learn how to make and preserve breadand-butter pickles, strawberry jam and pasta sauce. Registration required. $59; call 601506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Kid’s Build Your Own Mac and Cheese Cooking Class March 9, 10 a.m.-noon.

Children learn to make macaroni and cheese, roasted tomato soup, lemon curd and strawberries in a jar. Registration required. $49; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

Events at Madison Public Library (994 Madison Ave., Madison) • Robotics Club March 19, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Youth ages 8-13 make and program robots using LEGO Mindstorms. Registration required. Free; call 601-856-2749.

• Make! March 26, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Youth ages 10 and up learn to make a lighted wristband.

Registration required. Free; call 601-856-2749.

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• Museum After Hours Pop-Up Exhibition April 23, 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. See analog and digital images from five Mississippi photographers.

Cash bar included. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Opening of George Wardlaw, A Life in Art: Works from 1954 to 2014 May 29, 10 a.m. See 34 of the Mississippi native’s contemporary works in the Barksdale Galleries through Sept. 6. $10, $8 seniors, $5 students, free fo children ages 5 and under and museum members.

“And to Think That I Saw It on Washington Avenue” Adult Art Show and Reception March 2, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., at Walter Anderson Museum of Art (510 Washington Ave., Ocean Springs). See Dr. Seuss-themed artwork and enjoy refreshments. For ages 21 and up. Costumes encouraged. $15, $10 members; call 228872-3164; walterandersonmuseum.org.

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Events at Lewis Art Gallery (Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex, 1701 N. State St.) • Millsaps Student Exhibition March 4. See the best works from Millsaps art students at the juried art show through April 8. Free; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Millsaps Student Exhibition Gallery Talk March 6, 2 p.m. Local artist Jerrod Partridge discusses the process of selecting works and choosing the best of show. Free; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Senior Gallery Talks April 17, 2 p.m. Senior art students discuss their work and their journey to the final exhibition. Free; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Senior Art Show April 17 Kati Trautschz and Brittnei Earl exhibit their thesis work. Show hangs through Student Rahzizi Ishakarah created this piece May 9. Free; millsaps.edu. with pencil and mortarboards, which is part of the APAC Visual Arts Exhibit on March 22.

photographs by Welty. Show hangs through July 3. Free.

• Perspectives in the Press: Using Civil War Era Newspapers in the Classroom April 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dr. Stephanie Rolph of Millsaps College and representatives from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History speak in conjunction with the exhibit “Civil War Drawings from the Becker Collection.”

Space limited. Pre-registration recommended.

Included with admission to “Civil War Era Drawings from the Becker Collection” ($10, $8 seniors, $5 students, free for members and

• Opening Reception for Power APAC Visual Arts Exhibit March 22, 1:30-3:30 p.m. See works from students in grades 4-12 with a COURTESY MARCY FISCHER NESSEL

Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Teaching the Civil War for the 21st-century Student Feb. 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The program is recommended for high-school history teachers and includes teacher lesson plan opportunities, a panel discussion and more. Space limited. Pre-registration recommended. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Considering Edward S. Hall’s "Occupation of Baltimore" March 7, 2 p.m. Andrew Lang of Mississippi State University speaks on Edward Hall’s 1861 sketch in conjunction with the exhibit Civil War Drawings from the Becker Collection. Space limited. Pre-registration recommended. Included with exhibit admission ($10, $8 seniors, $5 students, free for museum members and children ages 5 and under); call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Museum After Hours Pop-Up Exhibition March 19, 5:30-8 p.m. Includes works from the artists at Mid City Prints and the release of singer-songwriter Cody Cox’s new album. Free with cash bar; msmuseumart.org.

• Artists Embedded in the Mexican-American War March 28, 2 p.m. Jackson State University professor Mark Bernhardt speaks in conjunction with the exhibit Civil War Drawings from the Becker Collection. Space limited.

Pre-registration recommended. Included with exhibit admission ($10, $8 seniors, $5 students, free for members and children ages 5 and under); call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Opening of Eudora Welty Biennial: Classical Mississippi April 10, 10 a.m. Includes photographs, sculptures, full-size replicas of columns from the Ruins of Windsor, pediments of the Mississippi State Capitol and

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Fossil Road Show March 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). See the museum’s fossil collection and collector displays, and meet institutional exhibitors. Enjoy hands-on activities, a simulated fossil dig and a scavenger hunt. Bring a fossil for the staff to identify. Included with admission ($4-$6); call 601-576-6000; msnaturalscience.org.

Events at Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.) • Collaborative Exhibit Opening Reception March 7, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Exhibitors include Shelia Malone and Nicole Marquez. Free; call 601-960-1557, ext. 224.

focus on the work of the Advanced Placement high school students. Includes an awards ceremony with former Gov. William Winter as the presenter, music and refreshments. Show hangs March 16-April 27. Free; call 601-960-5387.

• Opening of "Capture the Spirit of Ramadan" International Exhibition May 15, 10 a.m. In the main galleries. The Museum of Muslim Cultures is the sponsor. Show hangs through July 31. Free; call 601-960-1557.

Annieglass Spring Trunk Show March 10, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., at Persnickety (2078 Main St., Madison). Glass artist Annie Morhauser showcases her handmade glass tableware and gifts.

Free; call 601-853-9595; annieglass.com.

Opening Reception for Caren Vitell and Elizabeth Hughes Bass Exhibit March 20, noon, at Bozarts Gallery (403 N. Main St., Water Valley).

See Vitell’s landscape paintings, and Bass’ landscape, still life and portrait paintings. Show hangs through May 9. Free; bozartsgallery.com.

NatureFEST! April 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). Includes reptile encounters, watching divers feed the fish in the giant aquarium, guided tours, a dinosaur bone display and more. Included with admission ($4-$6); call 601-576-6000; msnaturalscience.org.

Student Invitational Art Exhibition Opening Reception April 11, 2-4 p.m., at Belhaven University, Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center (1500 Peachtree St.). The juried exhibition of student works includes drawings, paintings, photography, prints and more. Show hangs through May 16. Free; call 601-968-5940; belhaven.edu.

• Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St., Suite 102). Call 601-960-1500; arts.state.ms.us.

• b. Fine Art Jewelry (215 W. Jackson St., Ridgeland). Call 601-607-7741; bfineartjewelry.com.

• Blaylock Fine Art Photography Studio & Gallery (3017 N. State St.). Call 601-506-6624; blaylockphoto.com.

• Bottletree Studios (615 Court St.).

Call 601-260-9423.

• Brown’s Fine Art & Framing (630 Fondren Pl.) Call 601-982-4844; brownsfineart.com.

• The Cedars (4145 Old Canton Road). Call 601-981-9606; fondren.org/cedars.

• The Commons at Eudora Welty’s Birthplace (719 N. Congress St.) Call 601-352-3399; weltycommons.com.

• Fischer Galleries (736 S. President St.). Call 601-291-9115; fischergalleries.com.

• Fondren Art Gallery (601 Duling Ave.). Call 601-981-9222; fondrenartgallery.com.

• Gaddis Group Studio (2900 N. State St.).

Call 601-368-9522.

• The Gallery (3332 N. Liberty St., Canton).

Call 601-331-4515.

• Gallery1 (1100 John R. Lynch St., Suite 4).

Call 601-960-9250; jsums.edu/gallery1arts.

• Gallery 119 (119 S. President St.). Call 601-969-4091; 119gallery.com.

• Heavenly Designs by Roz (3252 N. State St.). Call 601-954-2147; heavenlydesignsbyroz@yahoo.com.

• Interiors Market (659 Duling Ave.). Call 601-981-6020.

• Lewis Art Gallery and The Emerging Space at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.).

Third floor of the Academic Complex. Call 601-974-1762; millsaps.edu.

• Light and Glass Studio (523 Commerce St.). Call 601-942-7285; Facebook.com/ LightandGlass.

• Millet Studio & Gallery (167 Moore St., Suite F, Ridgeland). Call 601-856-5901; markmillet.com.

• Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland). Call 601-856-7546; mscraft.org.

• Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Call 601-960-1515; msmuseumofart.org.

• Municipal Art Gallery (839 N. State St.).

Call 601-960-1582.

• North Midtown Arts Center (121 Millsaps Ave.) Visit midtown jackson.com; nmacjxn.com.

• NunoErin (533 S. Commerce St.). Call 601-944-0023; nunoerin.com.

• Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.). Call 601-376-9404; offbeatjxn.com.

• One Blu Wall Gallery (2906 N. State St.).

Call 601-713-1224.

• Samuel Marshall Gore Galleries (199 Monroe St., Clinton). Call 601-925-3231; art.mc.edu • Sanaa Fine Art & Framing (5846 Ridgewood Road, Suite C-212). Call 769-2188289; sanaagalleries.com.

• Southern Breeze Gallery (500 Highway 51 N., Ridgeland). Call 601-607-4147; southernbreeze.net.

• Stedman Art (811 Foley St.). Call 601-9680043; stedmanart.com.

• Wolfe Fine Art Studios (4308 Old Canton Road). Call 601-366-1844; wolfebirds.com.

• Wyatt Waters Gallery (307 Jefferson St., Clinton). Call 601-925-8115; email wyattleewaters@gmail.com.

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CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Events at Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (200 S. Commerce St.) â&#x20AC;˘ Rocco Deluca March 6, 9 p.m. Jonathan Thomas Wright and Old Man also perform.

For ages 18 and up. $5 in advance, $10 at door, $3 surcharge for under 21; call 601292-7999; ardenland.net. â&#x20AC;˘ Drive-By Truckers March 7, 9 p.m. For ages 18 and up. $20 in advance, $25 at door, $3 surcharge for under 21; call 601-292-7999; ardenland.net. â&#x20AC;˘ Neutral Milk Hotel May 1, 9 p.m. No photography or video recording allowed. $1 from

â&#x20AC;˘ Zappa Plays Zappa May 5, 7:30 p.m. The band with Dweezil Zappa as leader performs Frank Zappa songs. $40 in advance, $45 at door; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; dulinghall.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Thacker Mountain Radio Hour May 7, 7:30 p.m. Willie Sugarcapps and Wyatt Waters perform. Seated, all-ages show. A ticket purchase does not guarantee a seat. Adults must accompany children. $25 in advance, $30 at door, $3 surcharge for under 21; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

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â&#x20AC;˘ "Bravo V: Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fifth" April 18, 7:30 p.m. The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents Edward Griegâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Piano Concerto and Tchaikovskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fifth Symphony. $23 and up; call 601-960-1565; msorchestra.com.

Events at Belhaven University Center for the Arts (835 Riverside Drive) â&#x20AC;˘ Faculty Voice Recital: A Teacher With His Students III March 3, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Christopher Shelt performs with his students. Free; call 601-974-6494; belhaven.edu.

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Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) â&#x20AC;˘ Terrance Simien March 7, 8 p.m. Grady Champion also performs. Adults must accompany children. $15 in advance, $20 at door, $3 surcharge for under 21; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net. â&#x20AC;˘ Martin Sexton March 24, 7:30 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 at door; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; dulinghall.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Robert Earl Keen March 29, 8 p.m. Adults must accompany children. $35 in advance, $40 at door, $3 surcharge for under 21; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net. â&#x20AC;˘ Sam Baker April 19, 8 p.m. All-ages show.

Adults must accompany children. $15 in advance, $20 at door, $3 surcharge for under 21; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; dulinghall.com. â&#x20AC;˘ MarchFourth Marching Band April 23, 7:30 p.m. Standing room only. For ages 18 and up. $20 in advance, $25 at door, $3 surcharge for under 21; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

Events at Tougaloo College (500 W. County Line Road, Tougaloo). â&#x20AC;˘ Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music Concert Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Quink, a five-member Dutch vocal ensemble, performs. $20, $5 students; call 601-594-5584; ancientmusic.org. â&#x20AC;˘ "Chamber IV: The Soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tale" April 25, 7:30 p.m. In Woodworth Chapel. The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents Stravinskyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tale and Ravelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s String Quartet. $16; call 601-960-1565; msorchestra.com.

Events at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.) â&#x20AC;˘ Chinese Spring Festival Feb. 28, 11 a.m. The City of Jackson and the Mississippi Chinese Association hosts the event to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. Includes a cultural and gourmet fair, a parade at 1 p.m., a gala at 6:30 p.m. and fireworks after dark. Free, donations welcome; msca-info.com. â&#x20AC;˘ "Pops II: A Tribute to Elvis" March 28, 7:30 p.m. The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra performs with Elvis impersonator Kraig Parker. $18; call 601-960-1565; msorchestra.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Gov't Mule April 14, 7:30 p.m. The southern rock band performs on its 20th anniversary tour. $25-$45; call 800-745-3000; ardenland.net.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Night of Percussion and Classical Guitar March 26, 7:30 p.m. The Belhaven University Percussion Ensemble performs. Free; call 601968-5940; belhaven.edu. â&#x20AC;˘ Student Composers Concert XIV April 21, 7:30 p.m. The Belhaven Composers Forum hosts new works from Belhaven student composers. Free; call 601-968-5940; belhaven.edu. â&#x20AC;˘ Best of Belhaven III April 28, 7:30 p.m. The Music Department presents the most outstanding student performances from the last three months. Free; call 601-968-5940; belhaven.edu.

Events at St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Cathedral (305 E. Capitol St.) â&#x20AC;˘ "Chamber III: Baroque!" March 6, 7:30 p.m., at St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Cathedral (305 E. Capitol St.). The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents selections from the Early and Middle Baroque periods. $16; call 601-960-1565; msorchestra.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra of Metro Jackson Concert Three: "Just For the Fun of It" April 26, 3 p.m. Enjoy selections from Gilbert and Sullivan, Grant Kirkhope and Haydn.

Banjo player Jason Smith performs. Includes a silent auction. Free; call 601-622-7978; freewebs.com/metropolitanchamberorchestra.

Events at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.) â&#x20AC;˘ Patti LaBelle March 6, 8 p.m. The legendary R&B singer is known for songs such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lady Marmalade,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;On My Ownâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;If Only You Knew.â&#x20AC;? Xperience Jxn Entertainment is the host. $49.5-$77.5; call 800-745-3000 (tickets) or 678-322-8098 (information). â&#x20AC;˘ Jackson Spring Jam March 27, 8 a.m. Slick Rick is the host. Performers include Keith Sweat, SWV, H-Town and Dru Hill. $46.5-$66.5; call 800-745-3000; ticketmaster.com.

Events at St. Philipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church (5400 Old Canton Road) â&#x20AC;˘ Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music Concert March 14, 7:30 p.m. Corina Marti plays the flute and the clavicimbalom, a combination of the harpsichord and organ, in a program of late medieval music. $20, $5 students; call 601594-5584; ancientmusic.org. â&#x20AC;˘ Mississippi Academy of Ancient Music Concert April 16, 7:30 p.m., at St. Philipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church (5400 Old Canton Road). ARTEK, a New York based baroque ensemble, performs selections from Monteverdi Madrigals, Book Seven. $25, $5 students; call 601-594-5584; ancientmusic.org.

The Blender 6 March 14, 8 p.m., at OffBeat (151 Wesley Ave.). Performers at the multigenre concert series include Passing Parade, Tim Lee 3, the Jackals, DJ Brik-a-Brak and Tyler Keith. Beer and nonalcoholic beverages sold. $5; call 601-376-9404.

Creative Arts Festival April 10, 1 p.m.-8 p.m., April 11, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.). The theme is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Margaret Walker: This Is My Centuryâ&#x20AC;? and is an exhibition of visual arts, spoken word, performing arts and creative writing. Poet and activist Nikky Finney is the speaker. Free; call 601-979-2055; jsums.edu/margaretwalkercenter.

Zoo Blues April 12, noon-9 p.m., at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). The annual event includes live blues music, and food and beverage vendors. Performers TBA. Lawn chairs and coolers welcome. $30 in advance, $40 day of show; call 800-745-3000; email aharris@jacksonzoo.org; jacksonzoo.org.

Gathering on the Green April 18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.). Celebrate downtown Jackson with food, live music and crafts on the Old Capitol Green. Free; call 601576-6920; email info@oldcapitolmuseum.com.

Events at Renaissance at Colony Park (1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland) â&#x20AC;˘ Ridgeland Fine Arts Festival April 18, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., April 19, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The annual festival includes an art show and sale, craft demonstrations, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities and live music. Free; call 601-519-0900; ridgelandartsfest.com. â&#x20AC;˘ Miranda Lambert Live! May 23. The awardwinning country singer performs for the C Spire Concert Series. Raelynn also performs. $45, $99 VIP; call 601-519-0900; ht.ly/IKnM1.

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(20 Willow Creek, Byram).

Opens March 15. Call 601-3734545; find Byram Farmers Market on Facebook.

• Cockrell’s Farmers Market Mondays-Saturdays, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Sundays, noon-6 p.m.

(1307 Old Fannin Road, Brandon). Formerly Old Fannin Road Farmers Market. Opens March 2. Call 601-919-1690; find Cockrell’s Farmers Market on Facebook.

• Mississippi Farmers Market Saturdays, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

(929 High St.). Call 601-3546573; msfarmersmarket.com.

• Wrights Fruit Stand SundaysMondays, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

(839 Highway 49 S., Richland).

Opens March 2. Call 601-939-0043.

creme brulee with fresh red raspberries. Registration required. $99; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• The Chopping Block Cooking Class May 22, 6-9 p.m. Recipes include stuffed jalapeño peppers with a honey glaze, maple glazed halibut, coconut cice, wilted spinach and lemon creme brulee with fresh red raspberries. Registration required. $109; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

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lthough Millsaps College his- she will talk about her experiences tory professor Stephanie Rolph with using newspapers in her history wouldn’t call herself a specialist on classes. Everett will explain how lesart, on April 11, she will deliver “Perspec- son plans might be geared toward tives in the Press” in conjunction with the use of these documents. Finally, the Mississippi Museum of Art’s exhibit, “Civil War Drawings: The Becker Collection.”

The lecture, which shows how teachers can use newspapers of the era to tell students about the Civil War, is a joint project of Rolph and Mississippi Department of Archives and History Director of Education Stacey Everett and Historic Resources “Perspectives of the Press,” an event in Specialist Jo Miles-Seely. conjunction with “Civil War Drawings: “(Newsprint) is really sort The Becker Collection,” is April 11 at the of an under-utilized resource Mississippi Museum of Art. for teachers … trying to make the Civil War tangible to their students,” Miles-Seely will explain the MissisRolph says. “Rather than learning about sippi Digital Newspaper Project that the war retrospectively, instead, (students) has been working to digitize the miget to see how the people themselves ex- crofilm the papers have been stored perienced that uncertainty found both in on for preservation purposes. the North and the South.”

“Perspectives in the Press” is 10 a.m.

This uncertainty would manifest until 3 p.m. April 11 at the Mississippi itself in readers combing obituaries for Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St., 601their loved ones, and, perhaps more 960-1515). The program is free with adsignificantly, wondering where there mission, which is $10 for an adult, $8 for next meal might come from. seniors, $5 for students and free for members “They really didn’t know what and age 5 and under. Limited seating. For was going to happen,” she says. more information, visit msmuseumart.org.

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more. Registration required. $99; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• The Pit Master Cooking Class April 11, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Recipes include baked potato salad, red cabbage and cilantro coleslaw, deviled eggs, dry-rubbed barbecue chicken, baby back ribs and skillet cornbread. Registration required. $125; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Preserving the Seasons Cooking Class April 15, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Learn how to make and can locally grown strawberry jam, red wine tomato jam and homemade chicken broth.

Registration required. $59; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• The Lower East Side Cooking Class April 17, 6.-9 p.m. Learn to prepare dill pickles with dipping sauce, short rib pastrami and New York-style cheesecake. Registration required. $109; call 601-506-6821; farmerstablein livingston.com.

• Date Night Steakhouse Cooking Class April 24, 6-9 p.m. Topics include chopping vegetables and vinaigrettes, the care and preparation of steak, grilling techniques, boiling and ricing potatoes, sautéing heirloom tomatoes, making custards and cooking with a water bath.

Registration required. $109; call 601-506-6821;

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Events at Farmer’s Table Cooking School (Town of Livingston, 129 Mannsdale Road, Madison) • Breakfast in Bed Cooking Class Feb. 25, 9:30 a.m.-noon Learn to make French goat cheese eggs with country baked maple oatmeal raisin scones. Registration required. $59; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• From Snout to Tail Cooking Class Feb. 26, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Learn how to cook a slow roasted pork shoulder and side dishes. Registration required. $99; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Barnyard Bird Cooking Class March 4, 6-9 p.m. Recipes include buttermilk-soaked fried chicken, garden green beans, bourbon pecan pie and more. Registration required. $69; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Up the Stream Cooking Class March 5, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Learn to prepare salmon in a cast iron skillet as well as grits and ice cream.

Registration required. $109; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Soup for the Soul Cooking Class March 17, 9:30 a.m.-noon Recipes include clam chowder, chicken and noodle soup, and tomato and basil soup. Registration required. $59; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Easter Sunday Dinner Cooking Class March 22, 3-6 p.m. Recipes include tomato, cucumber and sour cream salad, bourbon-glazed ham, baked macaroni and cheese, fresh green beans and bacon, and lemon pie with whipped cream.

Registration required. $79; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Farmhouse Breakfast Cooking Class March 26, 9:30 a.m.-noon Learn to prepare an upscale farmhouse breakfast with a spin. Registration required. $59; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Get Hooked Cooking Class April 4, 6-9 p.m.

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• An Evening in Paris Cooking Class April 30, 6.-9 p.m. Learn how to make grilled pan chicken with herb pesto. Registration required. $89; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Killer Chops Cooking Class May 1, 6.-9 p.m. Learn to use and care for black iron skillets; brine, grill and roast vegetables; and cream and bake cake batters. Registration required. $99; call 601-506-6821; visit farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Girls' Night Out Cooking Class: Heading for the Border May 4, 6-8 p.m. Recipes include guacamole, marinated and grilled chicken breast, Mexican street corn and churros with chocolate sauce. Registration required. $69; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Girls' Night Out Cooking Class: A Low Country Affair May 13, 9:30 a.m.-noon Recipes include farm salad, southern shrimp and grits, and buttermilk chess pie with fresh berries.

Registration required. $59; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

• Sweet Heat Cooking Class May 19, 5-7:30 p.m. Recipes include stuffed jalapeño peppers with a honey glaze, maple glazed halibut, coconut rice, wilted spinach and lemon

Adult Pottery Classes Feb. 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Lauren Rogers Museum of Art (565 N. Fifth Ave., Laurel). In the LRMA Carriage House Studio.

Participants will create hand-built and wheelthrown pottery. Registration required. $50, $40 members; call 601-649-6374; email mbuchanan@ lrma.org; lrma.org.

The Business of Music Feb. 26, 6-7:30 p.m., at Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library (401 Bramlett Blvd., Oxford). The Mississippi Music Foundation is the host. Industry professionals give tips on becoming a successful musician. Includes live music. Free; call 662-234-5751; email sjones. mmf@gmail.com; spreaker.com/user/msmf-radio.

Events at Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland) • Introduction to Handweaving Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Learn to weave a bath mitt and neck roll cover with Schacht’s Cricket looms. Registration required. $100; call 601856-7546; email education@mscrafts.org; craftsmensguildofms.org.

• Weaving or Spinning Class March 31, 7-9 p.m. Learn to weave a scarf or spin yarn with Marcy Petrini and Kathy Perito in the 10-week class. Classes on Tuesdays. Registration required. $195; call 601-856-7546; email education@mscrafts.org; craftsmensguildofms.org.

• Fused Glass with Jennifer Thomas April 14, 6-8:30 p.m., at Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland). Learn to make a trivet or a set of coasters. Registration required. $35; call 601-856-7546; email education@ mscrafts.org; craftsmensguildofms.org.

Beauty Lighting Workshop March 1, 11 a.m.5 p.m., at Elite iMages Photography (399 Roberts St., Pearl). The photography workshop includes topics such as equipment, composition and post-production. Registration required.

Space limited. $180; call 601-918-0633; email bookeliteimages@gmail.com; myeliteimages.com.

Community Ceramics Painting Class March 12, 6-8 p.m., at Wood Activity Center (111 Clinton Blvd., Clinton). Select from a variety of different ceramic options. Paint and materials provided. All ages welcome. $5-$20; call 601-924-6082; email cfontenot@clintonparksandrec.com.

Art in Mind March 25, 10 a.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Alzheimer’s Association of Mississippi offers the program for people with early-stage dementia and caregivers. Participants tour galleries and make art in a classroom. Registration required. Free; call 601-987-0020; email info@msalz.org; msmuseumart.org.

Dweezil Zappa Guitar Master Class: Dweezilla on the Road May 5, 8 a.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Learn guitar-playing techniques from the son of Frank Zappa. Registration required. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. $75; call 601292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

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WELLNESS USSSA Amateur Golf Tournament March 7, 8 a.m., at Dancing Rabbit Golf Club, Oaks Golf Course (13541 Highway 16, Philadelphia). The Jackson Region District is the host, and golfers ages 18 and up may register. Winners have the opportunity to move on to the state and national championships. $2 spectators; golfers, $125 annual membership, registration fees vary; call 770-3144415; email usssagolftourjacksonms@gmail.com; facebook.com/usssagolftourjacksonms.

Events at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.) • Magnolia Roller Vixens Home Season Opener April 4, 7 p.m. The Magnolia Roller Vixens kick off their 2015 season with family-friendly, hard-hitting roller derby action. Doors open at 6 p.m. $12 in advance, $15 at the door, $5 children; call 601-624-2824; email info@magnoliarollervixens.com; magnoliarollervixens.com.

• Go Red for Women Luncheon May 5, 10 a.m. The Metro Jackson American Heart Association’s annual event includes health screenings, exhibits, a healthy lunch, testimonials and a fashion show. Admission TBA; call 601-321-1209; email tracey.givens@heart.org; metrojacksongored.heart.org.

Legal Beagle 5K Run/Walk March 14, 8:15 a.m., at Regions Bank, Northeast Jackson (1455 Jacksonian Plaza). The Jackson Young Lawyers Association is the host.

Check-in is at 7 a.m. Includes a kids’ fun run. Awards given.

Proceeds benefit the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Mississippi Bar Association. $20 in advance ($21 online), $25 race Walk MS Jackson is 9 a.m. Saturday, April 18, at day, $65 in advance for teams or Winners Circle Park in Flowood. families, fun run: $12 in advance ($13 online), $15 race day; email Platinum Productions Barrel Racing Competisdgregory@bakerdonelson.com; jacksonyoungtion April 10-12, at Kirk Fordice Equine Center lawyers.com.

(1207 Mississippi St.). Equestrians compete for City of Jackson Diabetes Management Class cash prizes. Free; call 228-860-8104 or 228-860March 18, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Golden Key 4708; email twoodcock@neseenterprise.com or Multipurpose Center (3450 Albermarle Road). platinumproductionsbarrelracing@yahoo.com; Lisa Camel, project leader for Information & platinumproductionsbarrelracing.com.

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• Easter Egg Run April 9, 6 p.m. Participants of all fitness levels run or walk three to six miles.

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• Tax Day Run April 15, 6 p.m. Participants of all fitness levels run or walk three to six miles. Free; call 601-899-9696; fleetfeetjackson.com.

• Cinco De Mayo Run May 5, 6 p.m. Participants of all fitness levels run or walk three to six miles. Free; call 601-899-9696; fleetfeetjackson.com.

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USSSA Amateur Golf Tournament March 21, 8 a.m., at The Refuge Golf Course (2100 Refuge Blvd., Flowood). The Jackson Region District is the host. Golfers ages 18 and up may register. Winners can advance to state and national championships. $2 spectators; golfers, $125 annual membership, fees vary; call 770-3144415; email usssagolftourjacksonms@gmail.com; facebook.com/usssagolftourjacksonms.

HOLIDAY Mal’s St Paddy’s Parade March 21, 1 p.m., at Downtown Jackson. The annual Mardi Grasstyle parade begins on the corner of State and Court streets. Enjoy the Trustmark Children’s Festival and the Pet Parade before the main event. Visit the website for a schedule. Free; malsstpaddysparade.com.

Mal’s St Paddy’s Street Festival March 21, 3:30 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). Performers include Trombone Shorty, Dumpstaphunk, Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath and Roxy Roca. Gates open at 2:30 p.m. No coolers or pets. $20 in advance, $25 day of show; call 948-0888; email jane@ halandmals.com; malsstpaddysparade.com.

Eggstra Special March 29, 2 p.m.-4:30 p.m., at Traceway Park (200 Soccer Row, Clinton). Includes carnival games and an the duathlon with a 15-mile bike ride and two run/walks. Individuals and teams welcome.

Proceeds benefit The Mustard Seed. Run/walk: $30 in advance, $45 race day; individual duathlon: $50 in advance, $65 race day; duathlon relay team: $80 in advance, $95 race day; call 601-992-3556; racinfortheseed.com.

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure April 11, 8:15 a.m., at Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.). Check-in is at 6 a.m. Includes 5K and onemile walks, 5K and 10K runs, a kids’ fun run and the Motorcycle for Mounds ride. Proceeds benefit the Komen for the Cure’s efforts to fund breast cancer research. Registration required. $20-$40; call 601-932-3999; komencentralms.org.

Sweetness 5K April 18, 8 a.m., at Jackson State University, Walter Payton Recreation and Wellness Center (32 Walter Payton Drive). The purpose of this event is to increase obesity awareness in Mississippi and to promote physical activity in the community with a concentrated effort on the youth. Includes a run/walk and one-mile run. $10-$75; call 979-1368; active.com.

USSSA Amateur Golf Tournament April 18, 8 a.m., at Sonny Guy Municipal Golf Course (3200 W Woodrow Wilson Ave.). The Jackson Region District is the host, and golfers ages 18 and up mayregister. Winners have the opportunity to move on to the state and national championships. $2 spectators; golfers, $125 annual membership,

egg hunt for children in second grade and under. Free; call 601-924-6387; email cfontenot@clintonparksandrec.com.

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny April 4, 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). The members-only event includes breakfast, a visit from the Easter Bunny, an Easter egg hunt for ages 1-12 and more. Children must bring baskets for the egg hunt. $5 members (pre-sale only); call 601-352-2500; email cwoodson@jacksonzoo.org; jacksonzoo.org.

Bunny Brunch April 4, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive). Enjoy a hot breakfast and a picture with the Easter Bunny. $25, $20 members; call 601-981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com registration fees vary; call 960-1905; email usssagolftourjacksonms@gmail.com; facebook.com/ usssagolftourjacksonms.

Walk MS Jackson April 18, 9 a.m., at Winners Circle Park (100 Winners Circle, Flowood). The annual race includes a pre-walk ceremony, refreshments, entertainment and awards. Proceeds benefit the local chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Free admission, fundraising encouraged; call 601-856-5831; email mandy.ferrington@ nmss.org; walkms.org.

Magnolia Meltdown May 9, 7 a.m., at The Club at the Township (340 Township Ave., Ridgeland). Includes a 5K run/walk, a 10K run and a one-mile kids’ fun run. Proceeds benefit St. Dominic Community Health Clinic, which provides free health care for the homeless and working poor. Online registration only. Register

by March 31 for a discount. $35 5K/10K, $55 half marathon, $15 fun run (ages 10 and under); magnoliameltdown.com.

Dragon Boat Regatta May 16, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Old Trace Park (Post Road, Ridgeland). The Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosts the annual race. Spectators enjoy food and a kids’ zone. An awards ceremony and after-party follows. Teams must register. Teams: $1,500, $1,200 chamber members and community teams; free for spectators; call 601-605-2554; email jodi@madisoncountychamber.com; paddlesontherez.com.

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Charity Night Feb. 26, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., at Jaco’s Tacos (318 S. State St.). The event featuring signature food and the Hunks and Heels beauty pageant with men as contestants is a fundraiser for the Mississippi Burn Foundation.

Free admission, food and drinks for sale; call 601-405-0499; msburn.org.

benefit Community Animal Rescue and Adoption (CARA). $45 in advance, $55 day of event, $350 table of eight; call 601-209-0667 or 601-8264968; email arden@ardenland.net; carams.org.

Clothing Giveaway Feb. 28, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., at United Nations International Worship Center (2420 Terry Road). Clothes and shoes are available for people of all ages. Volunteers welcome. Free; call 601-317-8140 or 601-832-2061.

Gladys Knight Benefit Concert March 22, 7 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The songstress known as “The Empress of Soul” performs. Proceeds benefit the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s MIND Center, an organization specializing in Alzheimer’s disease research and clinical care. $29.5-$119.5; call 800-745-3000.

Barks, BBQ and Blues March 3, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Includes allyou-can-eat barbecue, a cash bar, a silent auction and music from The Envelope Pushers. Proceeds

Cosmos and Couture April 2, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., at Old Capitol Inn (226 N. State St.). Includes a fashion show featuring fashions from local merchants, cosmos, hors d’oeuvres and a silent

auction. Proceeds benefit the Mississippi Burn Foundation. $40 in advance, $50 at the door; call 601-540-2995; email afontaine@msburn.org.

camp for children with diabetes and their families. $70; call 601-957-7878; msdiabetes.org.

Light the Spectrum: Transforming Autism April 10, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., at Highland Village (4500 Interstate 55 N.). The fundraiser includes a silent auction, live music and food. Proceeds go toward autism programs at Mississippi Children’s Home Services (MCHS). For ages 21 and up. $50; call 601-352-7784; mchscares.org.

Dance Marathon May 1, 4 p.m., at St. Joseph Catholic School (308 New Mannsdale Road, Madison). The fundraiser for Batson Children’s Hospital includes two dinners, live bands, a rave hour and a chance to meet children from the hospital. Registration required. Minimum pledge of $80; call 601898-4800; dm2015.wix.com/dm2015.

Ultimate Fashion Show and Champagne Brunch April 23, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at Country Club of Jackson (345 St. Andrews Drive). Includes refreshments, a fashion show and a car giveaway from Patty Peck Honda. Proceeds benefit Camp Kandu, the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi’s biannual

Mississippi Children’s Home Services’ Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction May 16, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., at Eastover (location given after ticket purchase). The fundraiser includes wine, food and live music. For ages 21 and up. $100; call 601-352-7784; mchscares.org.

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STAGE AND SCREEN Events at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.) • Screening of "Yazoo Revisited: Integration and Segregation in a Deep Southern Town" Feb. 25, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. In the Student Center Theater. Includes a Q&A with filmmaker David Rae Morris. Free; call 601-979-3935; jsums.edu/margaretwalkercenter.

Events at Belhaven University Center for the Arts (835 Riverside Drive) • "Godspell" Feb. 25, 7 p.m., Feb. 26, 7 p.m., Feb. 27, 7 p.m., Feb. 28, 2 p.m., Feb. 28, 7 p.m. In Blackbox Theatre. The musical based on the Gospel of St. Matthew features songs from Stephen Schwartz. $10, $5 seniors/students, free for Belhaven students, employees and family; call 601-968-5940; belhaven.edu.

• "The Descent/Lifted Me" April 15, 7 p.m., April 16, 7 p.m., April 17, 7 p.m., April 18, 2 p.m., April 18, 7 p.m. In Blackbox Theatre.

The interwoven story lines offer an exploration of descendings, ascensions and resurrections.

Door open 30 minutes before the show. $10, $5 seniors and students, free for Belhaven students, employees and family members; call 601-968-5940; belhaven.edu.

• Choral Drama: "William Billings of Boston" April 25, 7 p.m. In the concert hall. The production is about the life of the man considered to be America’s first choral composer. Free; call 601-968-5940; belhaven.edu.

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“Michael Jackson Forever!” Feb. 25-26, 7 p.m., at Hinds Community College, Raymond Campus (501 E. Main St., P.O. Box 1100, Raymond).

In Cain-Cochran Hall. The Montage Theatre of Dance performs as a tribute to the memory of the King of Pop. Tickets sold in Brooks Hall. In advance: $7, $5 seniors and students; at the door: $10, $7 seniors and students; call 601-857-3266.

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Events at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.) • "One Man, Two Guvnors" Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., March 1, 2 p.m. The play is an adaptation of Carlo Goldoni’s Servant of Two Masters.” $28, $22 seniors and students; call 601-948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

• "33 Variations" April 14-18, 7:30 p.m., April 19, 2 p.m., April 21-25, 7:30 p.m., April 26, 2 p.m. The play is about the Beethoven and a scholar who specializes in his compositions 200 years later. $28, $22 students; call 601-9483533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

• "It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues" May 26-30, 7:30 p.m., May 31, 2 p.m., June 2-6, 7:30 p.m., June 7, 2 p.m. The production is a retrospective of classic blues songs. $28, $22 students; call 601-948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

Events at Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts (100 University Ave., Oxford) • Pilobolus March 30, 7:30 p.m. The dance company engages audiences around the world with performance, education and consultation. $28$35.5; call 662-915-7411; fordcenter.org.

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or almost 5,000 years, the people of China have celebrated the beginning of the calendar year with a festival. This year, the City of Jackson and the Mississippi Chinese Association will co-host their first collaborative event, the Chinese Spring Festival, celebrating the new year with festivities at Thalia Mara Hall Saturday, Feb. 28.

The Chinese Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year, generally falls between Jan. 21 and Feb. 20 and traditionally honors deities and ancestors. The festival includes fireworks, rituals such as the celebration of the Jade Emperor, who is celebrated as the ruler of the heavens.

Jackson’s first annual Chinese Spring Festival will feature four major events, including a parade, a cultural and gourmet fair, a gala and a fireworks show. Each will showcase different aspects of the spirit and culture of China with music, food and dance.

The Chinese Spring Festival will • "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" April 18, 7:30 p.m. The University of Mississippi Opera Theatre presents the program that is based on the William Shakespeare play. $30; call 662-915-7411; fordcenter.org.

It’s About You Film Festival Feb. 25-28, at various Jackson locations. The mission of the film festival is to display works that express the experience of people of African descent in a positive manner and offer networking opportunities. $5; email blackhistoryplus@ yahoo.com; blackhistoryplus.com.

Oxford Film Fest Feb. 26-March 1, 11 a.m.9 p.m., at Malco Oxford Commons (206 Commonwealth Blvd., Oxford). The event includes independent films and related celebrations. Other locations include The Lyric and the Oxford Conference Center. Student discounts available. $8 and up; call 877-5603456 (FILM); email info@oxfordfilmfest.com; oxfordfilmfest.com.

Events at Madison Square Center for the Arts (2103 Main St., Madison) • "The Odd Couple" Feb. 26-March 1, 2:30 p.m., March 6-7, 7:30 p.m., March 8, 2:30 p.m. Center Players present Neil Simon’s play with females as the roommates. $10-$12; oddcouplemadison.eventzilla.net.

• "Tosca" March 27, 7:30 p.m. The Mississippi Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s tragedy about unrequited love. $45; call 601960-2300; msopera.org.

Poetry Reading Feb. 27, 12:30 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). In room AC 215.

Former Millsaps College professor Dr. Cammy Thomas recites poems from her published works.

Free; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

introduce Jacksonians to traditional elements of the event, such as lantern shows, NATASHA ARCE

• "The Glass Menagerie" Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m.10 p.m., Feb. 27, 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., March 1, 3 p.m.-6 p.m., March 2, 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m. At McCoy Auditorium. Tennessee Williams’ play is about a man’s struggle to support his family after his father abandons them. $10, $5 students with ID; call 979-2121; maddrama.com.

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The Chinese Spring Festival is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at Thalia Mara Hall.

dragon, lion and fan dances, and historical and mythological storytelling. It will also include a performance of Beijing opera, a 160-year-old dramatic form.

Events at Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.) • "KARMA" DVD Release Screening Feb. 28, 7 p.m. J. Lee Productions presents the independent film. DVD included with advance ticket. $10; call 601-208-0965; email jleeproductions@ yahoo.com; jleeplays.com.

• "Black Holes" Sky Show Mondays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. through May 30. Take a journey through one of the most mystifying, awe-inspiring phenomena in the universe. $6.50, $5.50 seniors, $4 children (cash or check); call 601-960-1550; thedavisplanetarium.com.

• "Perfect Little Planet" Sky Show MondaysSaturdays, 1 p.m., Saturdays, 4 p.m. through May 30. Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes: a family from another star system seeking the perfect vacation spot. $6.50, $5.50 seniors, $4 children (cash or check); call 601-960-1550; thedavisplanetarium.com.

• "Exploding Universe" Sky Show MondaysSaturdays, 3 p.m. through May 30. The film is about supernovae, colliding black holes and other explosions that shaped the universe. $6.50, $5.50 seniors, $4 children (cash or check); call 601-960-1550; thedavisplanetarium.com.

The Rebirth of Dope March 3, 8 p.m., March 10, 8 p.m. March 17, 8 p.m., March 24, 8 p.m., April 7, 8 p.m., April 14, 8 p.m., April 21, 8 p.m., April 28, 8 p.m., at Soul Wired Cafe (111 Millsaps Ave.). $5; call 601-863-6378; email teamsoulwiredcafe@gmail.com; soulwiredcafe.com.

Mike Epps: The Real Deal Tour March 14, 7:30 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). Epps is a stand-up comedian and actor. Bruce Bruce and Gary Own also perform. $42.5-$74; call 800-745-3000.

“Being of Chinese (descent), I want to promote the Chinese culture,” MeiChi Chen Piletz of the Mississippi Chinese Association says.

Since she first came to the United States, Piletz has tried to educate the public on Chinese culture, teaching courses at Jackson State University and even taking a few students to the country during the summer.

“I am very proud of my culture, and I’m proud to celebrate it with the whole city,” she says.

The Chinese Spring Festival is 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The Spring Festival Parade is from 1 to 3 p.m.; the Chinese Cultural and Gourmet Fair is 11 a.m. to midnight; the Chinese New Year Gala is from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and the fireworks show is at 8:15 p.m. For more information or to donate or sponsor the event, visit the Mississippi Chinese Association at msca-info.com.

—Danika Allen Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) • Screen on the Green March 19, 5:30 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.).

In the Art Garden. Includes a cash bar, concessions and a screening of the movie “The Grand Budapest Hotel” at dusk. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Screen on the Green April 23, 5:30 p.m. In the Art Garden. Includes a cash bar, concessions and the movie “Toy Story 2.” Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

• Screen on the Green May 21, 5:30 p.m. In the Art Garden. Includes a cash bar, concessions and the movie “Rocky” at dusk. Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Events at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.).

• Shen Yun Performing Arts Concert March 19, 7:30 p.m. Enjoy classical Chinese dance, music, animated backdrops and costumes. $50-$120; shenyun.com/jackson.

• "Coppélia" April 26, 2 p.m. Ballet Mississippi presents the romantic comedy based on author E.T.A. Hoffman’s stories. Children are welcome to bring dolls and action figures to the show. $12.8-$27.8; call 601-960-1560; balletms.com.

“Cemetery Lane” Burlesque Show April 3, 8-11:30 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.).

Ardenland and Black Hat Burlesque present the Addams Family-inspired show. Performers include Ember Blaize, Roux La La, Baron Reinhardt, Reverend Spooky Le Strange and Lydia Treats. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Seating limited. $15 early bird, $25 VIP; call 292-7121; email arden@ardenland.net; eventbrite.com.

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LITERARY AND SIGNINGS Margaret Walker Centennial Lecture Feb. 26, 3 p.m., at Fannie Lou Hamer Library (3450 Albermarle Road). Dr. Jean Chamberlain of Jackson State University presents “On the Shoulders of Giants: How Walker Influenced a Whole Generation of African-American Women, Including Fannie Lou Hamer.” Free; call 601-362-3012.

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n a time when artists often make “I’m looking to bring back the music heavily laced with electronic old café gathering-space feeling,” she sounds, Stacey Winters, owner of says. Performers for the shows include Soul Wired Café, the Freedom Jazz plans to bring Quintet and back the good Cleopatra Jones. days and the good After 11 p.m., vibes to midtown spectators can with a new kind dance to deejays of event. such as DJ Can“The Rebirth non and C-Lecta. of Dope,” which Soul Wired Winters describes Café (111 Millas “a live acoustic saps Ave.) hosts neo-soul listen“The Rebirth of ing session with Dope’” every Satjust the artists Soul Wired Café, which Stacey urday in March and the listeners,” Winters (pictured) owns, hosts and April starting will take place “The Rebirth of Dope” every at 8 p.m. Admisevery Saturday in Saturday in March and April. sion is $10. Call March and April.

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Dr. Joel M. Hoffman Lecture and Book Signing Feb. 28, 7-8:30 p.m., at Beth Israel Congregation (5315 Old Canton Road). The Jewish Bible scholar speaks about and signs copies of his book, “On the Bible’s Cutting Room Floor.”

Includes a dessert reception. Free; call 601-3626357; isjl.org.

Rising Readers Storytime March 3, 10:30 a.m.11 a.m., March 17, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., March 24, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., March 31, 10:30 a.m.11 a.m., at Madison Public Library (994 Madison Ave., Madison). The program for ages 3-5 includes songs, rhymes, movement and storytelling to strengthen early literacy skills as well as an enthusiasm for reading. Free; call 601-856-2749.

• "Casey's Last Chance" March 11, 5 p.m.

Joseph B. Atkins signs books. $19.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks. com; lemuriabooks.com.

• "What Stands in a Storm: Three Days in the Worst Superstorm to Hit the South's Tornado Alley" March 17, 5 p.m. Kim Cross signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks. com; lemuriabooks.com.

• "The Poser" March 18, 5 p.m. Jacob Rubin signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

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Bourbon Tasting Feb. 25, 6 p.m.8 p.m., at Char (Highland Village, 4500 Interstate 55 N.). Sample the restaurant’s newest bourbons paired with appetizers. Liquor representative Joel Grant also discusses the bourbon selections. Reservations required. $25 plus tax and tip; call 601-956-9562; charrestaurant.com.

Firkin Friday Feb. 27, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., at Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave., Suite 201). This month’s beer is White Pepper and Chinook Dry Hopped Saison from Yalobusha Brewing Company. Beers for sale; call 601-982-2899; saltinerestaurant.com.

Opening of Doris Berry’s Farmers Market March 1, 8:30 a.m., at Doris

• "The Bone Tree" April 21, 5 p.m. Greg Iles signs books. $27.99 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

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Thacker Mountain Radio: Delta Edition Feb. 28, 3 p.m., at Delta State University (Highway 8 W., Cleveland). At the Delta Music Institute’s Studio A. Authors include Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly. Includes music from Jim “Fish” Michie, Kristian Dambrino and more. The event is a fundraiser for the Duff Dorrough Memorial Scholarship Fund. Free, donations welcome; call 662-846-4579; dmi. deltastate.edu.

Events at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202) • "Before He Finds Her" March 3, 5 p.m.

Michael Kardos signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

• "Where All Light Tends to Go" March 4, 5 p.m. David Joy signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

• "I Left It on the Mountain: A Memoir" March 9, 5 p.m. Kevin Sessums signs books.

Reading at 5:30 p.m.$25.99 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks. com; lemuriabooks.com.

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Berry’s Produce (352 E. Woodrow Wilson Ave., Unit 16). Open Monday-Saturday from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 8:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. Free; call 601-353-1633; find Doris Berry’s Original Jackson Farmer’s Market on Facebook.

Plant-based Potluck March 14, 1-3 p.m., April 11, 1-3 p.m., May 9, 1-3 p.m., at High Noon Cafe (Rainbow Plaza, 2807 Old Canton Road).

Hosts include Mississippi Vegetarians, Rainbow Natural Grocery Cooperative and Dr. Leo Huddleston. Bring a plant-based dish to share. Free; call 601-366-1513; follow Rainbow Natural Grocery Cooperative on Facebook.

• "Soil" March 19, 5 p.m. Jamie Kornegay signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks. com; lemuriabooks.com.

• "The Other Joseph" March 25, 5 p.m.

Skip Horack signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.99 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

• "Into the Savage Country" April 1, 5 p.m.

Shannon Burke signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $24.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

Events at Olde Towne Clinton (Jefferson Street and West Leake Street, Clinton) • Olde Towne Market May 9, 9 a.m.1 p.m. This month’s theme is “Make Mine Vintage” and includes the Brick Street Vintage & Classic Car CruiseIn. Free; call 601-924-5472; email mainstreetclinton@clintonms.org; clintonms.org.

Livingston Farmers Market Season Kick-off April 16, 5-8 p.m., at Livingston Farmers Market (129 Mannsdale Road, Madison).

Open from 4-8 p.m. Thursdays. The market features a different chef and performer each week, as well as book signings or artwork. Free; call 601-898-0212; find Livingston Farmers Market on Facebook.

Sister Act: Margaret Walker and Eudora Welty March 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Eudora Welty Education and Visitors Center (1109 Pinehurst Place). In honor of Margaret Walker’s centennial, author Carolyn Brown discusses the personal and literary relationships between Margaret Walker and Eudora Welty. Free; call 601-353-7762.

Margaret Walker Centennial Lecture March 10, 4:15 p.m., at Eudora Welty Library (300 N. State St.). Storyteller Terrence Roberts hosts Her-Story, the History of Jubilee: A Storytelling Workshop for Teens. Free; call 601-968-5811.

Margaret Walker Centennial Lecture March 26, 4 p.m., at Medgar Evers Library (4215 Medgar Evers Blvd.). Poet C. Liegh McInnis of Jackson State University presents “For My People: What the Internationally Famous Poem Has to Say to Young People Today.” Free; call 601-982-2867.

Bettye Jolly Lecture Series March 31, 4:30 p.m., at Eudora Welty House and Museum (1119 Pinehurst Place). Award-winning author Lee Smith discusses and reads from her novel “Guests on Earth.” Free; call 601-353-7762.

Events at Richard Wright Library (515 W. McDowell Road) • Margaret Walker Centennial Lecture April 16, 6 p.m. Retired English professor and author Dr. Jerry Ward presents “Richard Wright: Daemonic Genius – What Walker’s Book Reveals About Her Relationship with Wright.”

Free; call 601-372-1621.

• Margaret Walker Centennial Lecture April 21, 4:15 p.m. Storyteller Terrence Roberts hosts Stories “For My People”: A Storytelling Workshop for Children. Free; call 601-372-1621.

Margaret Walker Centennial Lecture May 7, 4 p.m., at Raymond Public Library (126 W. Court St., Raymond). Dr. Carolyn Brown of Millsaps College presents “Who in the World Was Margaret Walker: Bringing the Legend Alive for 21st-century Youth.” Free; call 601-857-8721.

Sante South Wine Festival April 18, 6:30 p.m., at Renaissance at Colony Park (1000 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland). The annual event includes more than 120 wines and food samples from 20 Mississippi restaurants. The VIP tasting is at 6:30 p.m., and the grand tasting is at 7:30 p.m. The festival is a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association of Mississippi. $80-$250; call 601-987-0200; santesouth.com.

Donations benefit the Mississippi Museum of Art and AAF Jackson.

Free admission; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.)

• "Coppélia" Doll Tea Party April 26, noon The Ballet Mississippi Guild hosts the event before the performance of “Coppélia” at 2 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall. Includes a seated lunch, live music and visits with characters from the show. Dolls and action figures welcome. Tables of 10 available. $30; call 601-960-1560; balletms.com.

• Dinner and a Movie: A Food Truck Festival April 23, 5 p.m.-10 p.m.

Purchase food and beverages from participating local food truck vendors.

The event is held in conjunction with Museum After Hours, Screen on the Green and Art Bar Pop Up Trivia.

Que on the Yazoo May 1, 5:30 p.m., May 2, noon, at downtown Greenwood. The annual barbecue competition is a fundraiser for Main Street Greenwood. Includes live music and family-friendly activities. No coolers permitted. Free; queontheyazoo.com.

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Samoan Treats

by Amber Helsel COURTESY GUS ARGRETT

The Girl Scouts Tall Pines Service Unit, composed of troops in northeast Jackson and the ones in Madison County, hosts Desserts First! Feb. 28.

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hen Sekila Argrett lived in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., she and other area Girl Scouts were ushers at former President George H.W. Bush’s inaugural ball in 1989, her senior year of high school. The event showed Argrett what Girl Scouts could really do.

In 2008, Sekila became an assistant troop leader after she, her husband, Gus Argrett, and their two daughters, Alicia and Ellie, moved from Ridgeland to Madison.

Gus says he has Argrett and their daughters to thank for getting him involved with Girl Scouts. Alicia is a cadet, and Ellie is a brownie.

Girl Scouts have been selling cookies for almost 50 years to raise money for the organization and to teach the girls goal-setting and people skills. Troops sell them every year in early spring, and lucky for us, it’s cookie season. Most of the time this just means that you’ll buy boxes of Thin Mints or Tagalongs, but this year, the Girl Scouts Tall Pines Service Unit is adding another element.

The service unit, which covers northeast Jackson and Madison County, will host Desserts First! on Feb. 28. It is an event that allows the public to come and see what the Girl Scouts do and also experience one of the cookies in a different way.

For the event, chefs from local restaurants, including Jessica Furches from The Islander Seafood & Oyster House, Jon Lansdale from Crazy Cat Bakers, Ashley and Eric Batch from The Strawberry Café, and Paris McDougal from Lulu’s Sweet Shop, will prepare desserts based on the Samoa cookie (also called the Caramel deLite, depending on the baker who prepared that particular batch)—the one with the caramel, toasted coconut and dark chocolate stripes.

Why choose this cookie? Because 2015 is its 40th anniversary. Feb. 28 also falls in National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend.

“It just seemed like it was appropriate to celebrate the 40th anniversary by highlighting it with an event like this,” says Gus, who is the event’s coordinator. He hopes that it will make former Girl Scouts nostalgic for those days and bring them out for the event.

He also looks forward to showing the public some of the skills Girl Scouts learn, such as archery and swimming.

“I don’t think there’s been too many events in the Jackson metro area like this,” Argrett says. “It’s also one of those feel-good activities. We’re supporting Girl Scouts.

We’re getting a chance to see what goes into making a Girl Scout.”

Last summer, he and his wife, Sekila, brought the idea to the Tall Pines service leader Linda Harrison after seeing similar events in other Girl Scout councils. The couple saw it as a way to raise money and awareness of the contributions Girl Scouts make to their communities.

For the event, celebrity judges, including Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and WYAB 103.9 radio host Kim Wade, will rank the desserts.

In addition to tasting the creations, guests can see photos of Girl Scouts in action, whether they’re learning archery, helping the elderly, or camping and fishing.

The mistress of ceremonies is WAPT news anchor Megan West, and bluesman Jesse Robinson will perform.

Desserts First! is at the Jackson Yacht Club (700 Yacht Club Drive, Ridgeland, 601-856-8844) Feb. 28 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 and available at tallpinesgsgms.org where you can also find additional information.

AMERICAN/SOUTHERN CUISINE Basil’s (2906 N State St #104, Jackson, 601-982-2100) Paninis pizza, pasta, soups and salads. They’ve got it all on the menu.

Broad Street Bakery (4465 Interstate 55 N. 601-362-2900) Hot breakfast, coffee drinks, fresh breads & pastries, gourmet deli sandwiches.

The Feathered Cow (4760 I-55 North 769-233-8366) Simple and homemade equal quality and freshness every time. You never leave The Cow hungry!

Primos Cafe (2323 Lakeland 601-936-3398/ 515 Lake Harbour 601-898-3400) A Jackson institution for breakfast, blue-plates, catfish, burgers, prime rib, oysters, po-boys & wraps. Famous bakery!

Rooster’s (2906 N State St, Jackson, 601-982-2001) You haven’t had a burger until you’ve had a Rooster’s burger. Pair it with their seasoned fries and you’re in heaven.

Two Sisters Kitchen (707 N. Congress St. 601-353-1180) Lunch. Mon-Fri, Sun. PIZZA Sal & Mookie’s (565 Taylor St. 601-368-1919) Pizzas of all kinds plus pasta, eggplant Parmesan, fried ravioli & ice cream for the kids!

Mellow Mushroom (275 Dogwood Blvd, Flowood, 601-992-7499) More than just great pizza and beer. Open Monday - Friday 11-10 and Saturday 11-11.

ITALIAN La Finestra (120 N Congress St #3, Jackson, 601-345-8735) Chef Tom Ramsey’s downtown Jackson hot-spot offers authentic Italian cuisine in cozy, inviting environment.

BRAVO! (4500 Interstate 55 N., Jackson, 601-982-8111) Award-winning wine list, Jackson’s see-and-be-seen casual/upscale dining.

STEAK, SEAFOOD & FINE DINING The Islander Seafood and Oyster House (1220 E Northside Drive, Suite 100, 601-366-5441) Oyster bar, seafood, gumbo, po’boys, crawfish and plenty of Gulf Coast delights in a laid-back Buffet-style atmosphere.

The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen (1200 North State St. #100 601-398-4562) Transforms the essence of Mediterranean food and southern classics.

The Penguin (1100 John R Lynch Street, 769-251-5222) Fine dining at its best.

Rocky’s (1046 Warrington Road, Vicksburg 601-634-0100) Enjoy choice steaks, fresh seafood, great salads, hearty sandwiches.

Sal and Phil’s Seafood (6600 Old Canton Rd, Ridgeland 601-957-1188) Great Seafood, Poboys, Lunch Specials, Boiled Seafood, Full Bar, Happy Hour Specials Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Avenue 601-982-2899) Creative seafood classics. Named one of Jackson’s Best New Restaurants.

MEDITERRANEAN/GREEK Aladdin Mediterranean Grill (730 Lakeland Drive 601-366-6033) Delicious authentic dishes including lamb dishes, hummus, falafel, kababs, shwarma.

Vasilios Greek Cusine (828 Hwy 51, Madison 601-853-0028) Authentic greek cuisine since 1994, specializing in gyros, greek salads, baklava cheesecake & fresh daily seafood.

BARBEQUE Chimneyville (970 High St, Jackson 601-354-4665 www.chimneyville.com) Family style barbeque restaurant and catering service in the heart of downtown Jackson.

Hickory Pit Barbecue (1491 Canton Mart Rd. 601-956-7079) The “Best Butts in Town” features BBQ chicken, beef and pork along with burgers and po’boys.

Pig and Pint (3139 N State St, Jackson, 601-326-6070) Serving up competition style barbecue along with one of the of best beer selections in metro.

COFFEE HOUSES Cups Espresso Café (Multiple Locations, www.cupsespressocafe.com) Jackson’s local group of coffeehouses offer a wide variety of espresso drinks. Wi-fi.

BARS, PUBS & BURGERS Bonny Blair’s (1149 Old Fannin Rd 769-251-0692) Traditional Irish pub food and live entertainment. Open 11am daily.

Burgers and Blues (1060 E. County Line Rd. 601-899-0038) Best Burger of 2013, plus live music and entertainment!

Cherokee Inn (960 Briarfield Rd. 601-362-6388) Jackson’s “Best Hole in the Wall,” has a great jukebox, great bar and a great burger.

Fenian’s Pub (901 E. Fortification St. 601-948-0055) Classic Irish pub featuring a menu of traditional food, pub sandwiches & Irish beers on tap.

Hal and Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St. 601-948-0888) Pub favorites meet Gulf Coast and Cajun specialties like red beans and rice, the Oyster Platter or daily specials.

Legends Grill (5352 Lakeland Dr. 601-919-1165) Your neighborhood Sports Bar and Grill.

Martin’s Restaurant and Lounge (214 South State Street 601-354-9712) Lunch specials, pub appetizers or order from the full menu of po-boys and entrees. Full bar, beer selection.

Ole Tavern on George Street (416 George St. 601-960-2700) Pub food with a southern flair: beer-battered onion rings, chicken & sausage gumbo, salads, sandwiches.

One Block East ( 642 Tombigbee St. 601-944-0203) Burger joint and dive bar located in downtown Jackson. Great music, tasty beverages and Bad Ass Burgers is what we do.

Time Out (6270 Old Canton Road, 601-978-1839) Your neighborhood fun spot! Terrific lunch special and amazing Happy Hour!

Underground 119 (119 South President St. 601-352-2322) Pan-seared crabcakes, shrimp and grits, filet mignon, vegetarian sliders. Live music. Opens 4 p.m., Wed-Sat Wing Stop (952 North State Street, 601-969-6400) Saucing and tossing in a choice of nine flavors, Wing Stop wings are made with care and served up piping hot.

ASIAN AND INDIAN Fusion Japanese and Thai Cuisine (1002 Treetop Blvd, Flowood 601-664-7588) Specializing in fresh Japanese and Thai cuisine, an extensive menu features everything from curries to fresh sushi VEGETARIAN High Noon Café (2807 Old Canton Road in Rainbow Plaza 601-366-1513)Jackson’s own strict vegetarian (and very-vegan-friendly) restaurant adjacent to Rainbow Whole Foods.

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LIFE&STYLE | wellness

Vital Steps to Preventing Cervical Cancer

by Dr. Giuseppe Del Priore

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cervical-cancer diagnosis can be frightening. Many women fear having cervical cancer means they will be unable to have children or worse. As a gynecologic oncologist, I want women to know there are many treatment options for cervical cancer, and that it is almost completely preventable with regular screenings and vaccinations.

The leading cause of cervical cancer is human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that HPV is so common that nearly all sexually active men and women contract the virus at some point in their lives. HPV is also the cause of about 91 percent of cervical WIKICOMMONS/CDC/PHIL

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Cervical cancer is a frightening disease for women, but with the right precautions and treatments, it doesn’t have to be deadly.

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cancers—nearly 12,000 cases a year in the U.S. Given the prevalence of HPV, one of the best ways women can lower their risk of cervical cancer is vaccination.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the HPV vaccine Gardasil in 2006. It protects men and women against the strains of the virus most likely to cause cancer. It is recommended that boys and girls during get the vaccine during early adolescence, before they become sexually active.

In 2009, the FDA approved another vaccine, Cervarix, geared toward women.

Another preventive measure is a simple Pap test, also called a Pap smear, which is a screening test that detects abnormal (precancerous) cervical cells. It is usually performed as a routine part of a woman’s regular gynecological exam. The American Cancer Society reports that cercival cancer death rates have declined over the past 30 years largely to increased use of this test.

Many physicians combine the Pap test with HPV testing. The Pap also may

be replaced by more sensitive methods depending on the individual patients’ risks. By analyzing the structure and function of any abnormal cervical cells, combination testing can better identify patients at risk for cervical cancer. Women between ages 21 and 65 should schedule Pap and HPV tests once every one to three years.

If testing ever leads to a cervical cancer diagnosis, a gynecologic oncologist can explain the array of treatment options available. For example, a cone biopsy, also used to diagnose cervical cancer, may be the only treatment needed for women with earlystage cancer who want to have children.

Another fertility-preserving treatment for early cervical cancer is a trachelectomy, where the doctor either removes the cancerous cells or surgically removes the cervix and nearby tissue while retaining the top of the uterus, depending on whether the cancer has spread. Normal intercourse, conception and pregnancy remain possible after a trachelectomy, and women have been able to deliver full-term babies by Cesarean section following the procedure. The treatment can also be customized based on the unique needs of an individual patient. In rare circumstances, this procedure can be done during pregnancy.

For more advanced cervical cancers, chemotherapy can help shrink tumors prior to surgery. Known as neoadjuvant therapy, the treatments help downstage an advanced cancer before the patient begins primary treatment. Similarly, having surgery after radiation and chemotherapy can reduce the amount of radiation needed.

Doctors can combine treatment methods in different proportions to minimize side effects depending on what is most important for the patient.

To minimize the risk of cervical cancer, women should also eat a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables, avoid smoking and exercise regularly. All of these things help boost immune health and prevent HPV from becoming a chronic, potentially cancerous infection.

With the treatment options available today, women diagnosed with cervical cancer are well equipped to overcome the disease. More important, being vaccinated against HPV and having regular Pap tests can help prevent cervical cancer all together. Make sure you are doing all you can to reduce your risk encourage others to do the same.

Dr. Giuseppe Del Priore is the national director of gynecologic oncology and southeastern regional director at Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Newnan, Ga.

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Big K.R.I.T. performs at Hal & Mal’s.

Dr. Seuss’ Silly Birthday Celebration is at Mississippi Children’s Museum.

Mississippi Fashion Week Opening Show is at the Jackson Medical Mall.

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“Godspell” is at 7:30 p.m. at the Belhaven University Center for the Arts (835 Riverside Drive) in Blackbox Theatre. The musical based on the Gospel of St. Matthew features songs from Stephen Schwartz. Additional performances on Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 28, 2 p.m., and Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m. $10, $5 seniors and students, free for Belhaven students, employees and family members; call 601-968-5940; belhaven.edu.

THURSDAY 2/26

Twin Forks, featuring former Dashboard Confessional vocalist Chris Carrabba, performs with Lucero and Ryan Bingham Friday, Feb. 27, at Hal & Mal’s.

… Lucero and Ryan Bingham perform at 7:30 p.m. at Hal & Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St.). Twin Forks also performs. $20 advance, $25 at door, $3 surcharge under 21; call 601292-7999; ardenland.net.

SATURDAY 2/28

Chinese Spring Festival is at 11 a.m. at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The City of Jackson and the Mississippi Chinese Association hosts this celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Includes a cultural and gourmet fair, a parade at 1 p.m., a gala at 6:30 p.m. and fireworks after

BY MICAH SMITH dark. Free, donations welcome; msca-info.com. … Filmmaker’s JACKSONFREEPRESS.COM Bash is at 6 p.m. at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar FAX: 601-510-9019 St.). The “It’s All About You DAILY UPDATES AT Film Festival” party includes a JFPEVENTS.COM cooking competition, entertainment and an overview of the film festival lineup. VIP reception at 6 p.m.; main event at 7 p.m. Attire is formal. $50, $100 VIP; call 960-1515; email blackhistoryplus@yahoo.com; blackhistoryplus.com.

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AJC and the Envelope Pushers perform for Barks, BBQ and Blues Tuesday, March 3, at Duling Hall.

FRIDAY 2/27

The Quail and Turkey Workshop is from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). Topics include turkey and quail biology and incorporating wildlife management into profitable forestry and agricultural practices. Includes materials and lunch. $20; call 662-325-3174; cfr.msstate.edu/workshops/gamebird2015.

SUNDAY 3/1

“The Odd Couple” is at 2:30 p.m. at the Madison Square Center for the Arts (2103 Main St., Madison). The Center Players present the Neil Simon play with females as the roommates. Additional performances Feb. 26-28, 7:30 p.m., March 6-7, 7:30 p.m., and March 8, 2:30 p.m. $10$12; call 601-853-0291; oddcouplemadison.eventzilla.net-

MONDAY 3/2

“The Glass Menagerie” is from 7:30-10 p.m. at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.) at McCoy Auditorium. Tennessee Williams’ play is about a man’s struggle to support his family after his father abandons them. Additional performances on Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 27, 10 a.m., Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., and March 1, 3 p.m. $10, $5 students with ID; call 979-2121; maddrama.com.

TUESDAY 3/3

Barks, BBQ and Blues is from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Includes all-you-caneat barbecue, cash bar, silent auction and music from The Envelope Pushers. Proceeds benefit Community Animal Rescue and Adoption (CARA). $45 in advance, $55 day of event, $350 table of eight; call 601-209-0667 or 601-826-4968; email arden@ardenland.net; carams. org. … The Rebirth of Dope is at 8 p.m. at Soul Wired Cafe (111 Millsaps Ave.). Enjoy soul-infused poetry featuring Mahogany Blue. $5; call 601-863-6378; email teamsoulwiredcafe@gmail.com; soulwiredcafe.com.

WEDNESDAY 3/4

Author David Joy signs copies of his new book, “Where All Light Tends to Go,” at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202).

The country-noir novel is a story about a young man who turns from his meth-dealing past in North Carolina. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

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JXN Tech on Tap is at 5:30 p.m. at Burgers & Blues (1060 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland). Raborn Media hosts the monthly business seminar. This month’s topic is “Google AdWords: Creating Effective Ads and Measuring ROI.” Includes a craft beer tasting. RSVP. Free; call 601-3361700; email info@jxntech.com; jxntech.com.

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fter 17 years of playing and staying together, the members of Lucero are family. Cranking out albums and touring hard throughout their tenure, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve diversified their sound and grown an equally diverse fan base. The band is back on the road again celebrating its 10th album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live from Atlanta,â&#x20AC;? which hit stores in August 2014. This time out, Lucero is headed for Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Friday, Feb. 27.

The Memphis-based band mates started out as punk rockers back in 1998. Guitarist Brian Venable, singer-songwriter Ben Nichols and bassist John C. Stubblefield met at hardcore punk shows. Drummer Roy Berry was only 19 when he joined.

During the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s developmental years, the four lived and played together in a rented warehouse, and toured in a van that the band paid for but Nichols bought on credit. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were four of us learning our instruments, trying to figure out what we were doing,â&#x20AC;? Venable says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the time, we wanted to do a kind of Tom Waits folk-thing, so it was all sad songs and waltzes.â&#x20AC;?

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Lucero:

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Luceroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music has evolved over the years. These days, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s normal for fans to categorize the band as everything from country-punk to rockabilly-soul. Keyboardist Rick Steff, saxophonist Jim Spake and trumpet-player Scott Thompson have joined the band, but the core lineup remains the same. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We like playing music together,â&#x20AC;? Ven-

able says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this point, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not just playing; music is our career. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like one day we can decide this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fun, (and say), â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s go back to being doctors and lawyers.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; We have to make it work.â&#x20AC;?

At a median age of 40-something, the players personal commitments have cut back Luceroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s touring from its former 250 dates per year to a more relaxed schedule. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now we go out for two or three weeks at a time then come home for a while,â&#x20AC;? Venable says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a family. We all have houses and relationships, so we have to balance being at home and on the road.â&#x20AC;?

Touring isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only facet of band-life that has changed. While Venable and Nichols are credited with most of the songwriting, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more of a group effort now. On the tails of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live from Atlanta,â&#x20AC;? Lucero is writing for a new album to be recorded in April. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I used to bring music and chord structures to Ben, and he would write the words,â&#x20AC;?

Venable says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the time, he has an idea for a verse or a lyric and a chord change to start with, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re real good about let-

ting everyone play a part.â&#x20AC;?

Nicholsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lyrics are about love, loss and everything in between. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re storytelling in the time-honored southern tradition. Several songs, such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Warâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gray and Blue,â&#x20AC;? pay tribute to Nicholsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; grandfather, who fought in World War II. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have 97 songs about women and three about his grandpa,â&#x20AC;? Venable says with a chuckle. Meanwhile, Luceroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rocking, sing-along anthems, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tears Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Matter Much,â&#x20AC;? contribute to the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation for rowdiness, but they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Luceroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mainstay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sad songs are our bread and butter,â&#x20AC;?

Venable says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll stop a pretty fast show in the middle (and) bring it down with a couple slow ones. Sometimes weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll end a show with the saddest song there is.â&#x20AC;?

Even with the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many devoted fans, life in Lucero hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always been easy.

Thankfully, the highs and lows have made the musicians closer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re real lucky to have grown up writing together and playing together,â&#x20AC;? Venable says.

DIVERSIONS | music

Waka Winter Classic Brings the Heat

by Maya Miller

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rom the moment they pick up an instrument, most musicians dream of performing for thousands of adoring fans. With Waka Winter Classic, that dream gets a little closer to reality. Since its creation in 2006, this offshoot of the popular Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, which is held the first weekend of June, has grown into a 20-stop, cross-country band competition that winds its way home to Ozark, Ark. The contest comes to Duling Hall Thursday, Feb. 26.

their way to Wakarusa. Jackson indie-country act Young Valley recently released its debut album, “No Filter,” while Hattiesburg indie-rock band Living Together is finishing its second full-length studio album, “Tides,” for a March 31 release. Jackson five-piece Chasing Edom adds a bit of alternative rock into the mix, and Risko Danza is best known for its hypnotic funk-rock. Waka Winter Classic will be Risko Danza’s first performance in two years.

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select only one band from each show, Stehman says others remain on deck to perform in case something doesn’t work out on the way to Wakarusa.

“Being in a band is intense,” he says.

“It takes time and money to be a band, like a tiny business.”

Stehman attributes the success of Waka Winter Classic to the community of music lovers who jump at an opportunity to support local artists. He says that by aiming for smaller towns, the competition can boost the careers of bands that he feels are purely talented, rather than those with more hype.

While many bands enter with a strong following, Waka Winter Classic is a launch pad for growing a fan base, as well as a way to bond with other musicians.

“These bands need each other,” Stehman says. “They’re playing venues they’ve never played before, and it’s always good to get positive feedback from other bands.”

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Aaron Stehman, marketing manager for Pipeline Productions, the company behind Wakarusa, says the ultimate goal of Waka Winter Classic is to unearth lesserknown local bands and give them an opportunity to reach a larger audience. Hundreds of bands have competed for a chance to play on one of Wakarusa’s six stages.

Stehman, 29, served as the event’s tour manager from 2010 to 2013 before taking on his new role, which places him behind the scenes rather than on the road. Many winners—such as Mama K & the Shades from Austin, Texas, and James and the Devil from Denver—come from larger cities.

However, Stehman says the overlooked talent in smaller cities is impressive.

“Waka Winter Classic is a festival that has more of a connection to college-type towns,” he says. “It gives local bands an opportunity to reach a whole new demographic that they may never have reached before.

Waka has a way of connecting with bands before they become big” The Duling Hall performance will see local favorites Young Valley, Living Together, Risko Danza and Chasing Edom try to earn

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Jackson Preparatory School soccer defeated Madison-Ridgeland Academy 3-2 Feb. 21 for a fifth consecutive MAIS Division I state championship.

Mississippi College freshman Anna Grace Govero won the NCCAA Indoor Pentathlon National Championship.

The expanded MHSAA state basketball playoffs began Feb. 23 and will conclude March 14 at the Mississippi Coliseum.

Ole Miss womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball upset No. 13 University of Kentucky 67-59 for the Rebelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first win over a Top 15 team since 2009.

Mississippi State University womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball guard Victoria Vivians won SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the fourth time this season.

Sports Illustrated featured WLBT sports reporter Francesca Weems as one of seven panelists on young women in sports journalism.

Hinds Community College baseball player Derek Martin threw a no-hitter against Bossier Parish Community College to push the Eagles to 9-0 on the season.

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The Hornets, tied for the final playoff spot in the NBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eastern Conference at 22-32 and led by Prentiss native Al Jefferson, acquired Murrah High School great Mo Williams from the Minnesota Timberwolves via trade Feb. 10.

The move couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have come at a better time for both players. Williams, 33, was enjoying a renaissance year in Minnesota. His average of 6.5 assists per game marks his highest in five seasons. He scored a career-high 52 points in a game on Jan. 13.

But Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s franchise is the barren wasteland of the NBAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; off the grid and at the bottom of the standings. The Timberwolves own the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worst record at 12-43 The Charlotte Hornets traded Al Jefferson to the Minnesota Timberwolves Feb. 10. behind a strategy of sacrificing the present for the future by stockpiling draft picks.

It may be a promising situation Williams brings immediate support for the franchise, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the opposite for for Jefferson, whose move to Charlotte mirWilliams, a 11-year veteran valued for his rored Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Jefferson toiled in Minneplayoff experience and penchant for big sota for three seasons, and then three more shots. Charlotte, a team in dire need of in Utah (2010-2013) as one of the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s both, rewarded Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; renaissance and most productive but unheralded big men. rescued him.

He joined the Hornets as a free agent last

Jackson State University menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball hosts Mississippi Valley State University Feb. 28 at 5:30 p.m.

Millsaps College will host the SAA womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball tournament Feb. 27-March 1. The Lady Majors enter as the No. 1 seed at 12-2 in the conference.

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season and put together a third-team All-NBA season that vaulted his team into the playoffs for just the second time in his 10-year career.

The turnaround brought unprecedented expectations for this year, but the Hornets have struggled to climb into playoff position after a 4-15 start.

Jeffersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production has dipped this season, as well. And when starting point guard Kemba Walker went down with a torn lateral meniscus in January, more of the burden shifted to the man they call â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Al.â&#x20AC;?

Enter Williams, who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t waste time making an impact. He led the Hornets with 24 points and 12 assists in his first start Feb. 21 against Oklahoma City. Jefferson was right behind him with 20 points and 12 rebounds. The Hornets lost 110-103 to the streaking Thunder, but the point total was the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest since Jan. 31 and nine above its season average.

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You could see their disappointment each time a player slipped, fell or had a bad take-off. The Blue Bombersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scouts, led by the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Assistant General Manager and Director of United States Scouting Danny McManus, did their best to get every player a good time or measurement.

Players from colleges around the country including Auburn University, University of Minnesota Duluth, Louisiana State University and the University of Missouri hoped to impress the scouts. Some of the big names at the event included former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson, former

Missouri quarterback James Franklin and former Mississippi State University running back Nick Griffin.

Jefferson signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012 as an undrafted free agent, but the team waived his contract four days later to replace Daâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Quan Bowers, who had been injured. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now, it is about finding the right spot â&#x20AC;Ś (and) getting an opportunity,â&#x20AC;? Jefferson said in an interview with Jackson Free Press.

It will be a long shot as McManus said that of the 70 to 80 guys the scouts saw, they will watch film on only five to 10 of them. A lucky one or two will get an invite to the Blue Bombersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; organized team activities in April.

After the drills, the players broke into individual workouts and one-on-one drills. Jefferson looked like he did at LSU, throwing a pass that made your jaw drop on one throw and throwing a bad pass the next time.

Jefferson knows that at 24 years old, his window for catching on a team is starting to close. He has received some opportunities to coach, but he said he still wants to play football. If he is lucky, he will be in the one or two who will go to Canada for a chance to make the 44-man roster.

If the players donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a chance to play for the Blue Bombers, the scouts said they would pass the films along to other leagues, such as the arena league.

McManus said he really wanted to see each player succeed, and he and other scouts spent time after the workout talking to them. They gave encouragement and admitted they had been wrong about players who went on to play in other leagues including the NFL. But it is still a long shot for most of the guys who were on the field that day.

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