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47 | 10TH ANNUAL MUDBUG BASH &
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50 | STEAK N’ BURGER DINNER
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51 | FLAVORS OF MEMPHIS
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52 | MEMPHIS FASHION WEEK
Paws for Reading Program improves Literacy for Children
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55 | MED NIGHT: A SOUL CELEBRATION 56 | IMPACT MSSIONS HEARTS
CRY FAMILY DAY
56 | 3RD ANNUAL HEART HEALTHY
SPRING FLING
57 | FURRY AFFAIR AT BONNE TERRE
On the cover: Photography by Charles Laughton, Days Afield Photography
58 | 10TH ANNUAL TASTE OF DESOTO
MidSouth artists not to be missed
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DEPARTMENTS 13 | INTERVIEW Southern Exposure Outdoor photographer Joe Mac Hudspeth explores the flora and fauna of the Magnolia State in his new coffee table book, My Southern Wild
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18 | FOOD TriBecca Alley Café Dutch and Rebecca Vanoostendorp’s award-winning pies
22 | MUSIC Never Fade Away Colour Revolt embraces their final show
26 | DRINKS Roaring Tiger Ryan Hanson and Matt Brown incorporate local water for a clean, smooth vodka taste.
28 | CAUSES The Evolution of Soul Stax Music Academy Celebrates the Universal Language of Music
31 | STYLE Beach Bound Stylish essentials for a Southern summer
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34 | FASHION A Shore Thing Master sand-to-sidewalk chic with the season’s most stylish staples
101 | ENTERTAINING Love, Set, Match! A lavish ladies’ luncheon inspired by the 1960’s “preppy” tennis era
106 | READER RECIPE Broccoli Salad A colorful summer salad
108 | LIVE WELL Build Your Own Willpower Losing weight takes focus and determination, even when the sofa beckons
IN EVERY ISSUE Editor’s Letter 6 Contributors 8 Calendar 62 See & Do 112
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HALLIE MCKAY
editor’s letter
Homecoming When you have a dog, coming home is always a special event, even a celebration— it’s a wet tongue ready to lick your face, four paws that can barely stay on the ground and a tail wagging at the first sound of keys in the door. Cats are great, too, but something about a dog’s social nature and their desire to always be around that makes me a proud canine lover. Fail a test? Forget a birthday? No matter—a dog will love you all the same. Dogs can teach us a lot about family, love and loyalty. A dog’s affection can lift moods, bring families together, and even push us to lead an active lifestyle. Charlie, my one and a half-year-old lab, even seems to possess an instinct for knowing if I’m sick. To comfort me, he jumps into bed and snuggles close. I believe dogs, more than any other animal, can read what we’re feeling. Charlie has never met a human he didn’t like, nor has he ever had to wait hours at the DMV to pay a speeding ticket. However, as we were being pulled over on our way to work one day, he started frantically barking. I almost thought he might attack the cop as he walked up to his window. Charlie’s protective nature immediately sensed my unhappiness at being pulled over on the highway and without me saying a word, he was prepared to tell the cop off. The pet issue is always a joy to put together because let’s face it… who wouldn’t enjoy having to look at those furry faces all day? This year’s Cutest Pet Contest was sponsored by DeSoto County Animal Clinic and had more than 70 entries. Below, our 2014 winner: Jax, an eight-month-old English bulldog is this year’s top dog. Jax’s owner received two tickets to see Willie Nelson at the Snowden Grove Amphitheater, June 5. To see all of this year’s contestants, go to myclickmag.com/promotions. Keep reading,
Editor in Chief
Congratulations to our 2014 Cutest Pet Contest winner JAX HOUCK
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Name: Jax, English Bulldog Age: 8 months Loves: water & mud puddles Hates: loud noises Dreams of: going on long walks and one day being able to jump into the bed Jennifer Houck
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Jennifer Leonard Click Magazine’s new art director, Jennifer Leonard, a recent transplant from Birmingham, Alabama now hails from Marks, Mississippi. She brings with her a wealth of design talent.. A graduate of Auburn University, Leonard’s portfolio packs a wide variety of experience for publications like Southern Lady, TeaTime and Bassmaster Magazine. In her spare time, she enjoys all things water – from white water rafting to kayaking.
Severin Allgood Severin Allgood was born in Atlanta and spent time in Denver, Seattle, and Portland before finally landing in Memphis. When he’s not writing short stories, he plays in one of Memphis’ loudest bands — Hosoi Bros. He lives in Midtown, just around the corner from Overton Park, with his wife and two daughters. Severin is a Leo and enjoys old Simpsons reruns, Seinfeld quotes and books on tape.
Joshua Cannon Joshua Cannon is a born-and-bred Memphian with a breadth of experience writing about the music, arts and culture of the MidSouth. A third-generation performer and musician, Cannon’s passion lays in documenting the unique underground sounds of the South. When he isn’t writing, Cannon tours the country alongside his band, Pillow Talk. He can also be seen partaking in the “Absent Friends” shadowcast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that occurs when the clock strikes midnight on the second Friday of every month at the Evergreen Theatre in midtown Memphis.. Read his story “Never Fade Away” a review of local band Colour Revolt’s final show, on page 22 of this month’s issue.
Terry Sweeney
M.B. Sellers In “In a New York Minute” (page 18), contributing writer Mary B. Sellers reviews the award-winning pizza of Tribecca Allie Cafe in Sardis, Mississippi. A recent graduate of the Ole Miss Honors College, Sellers currently works for the Oxford-based label, Fat Possum Records and plans on attending University of Mississippi’s MFA program for fiction writing in Fall 2014. Her interests include a love for Sonic breakfast toasters, Wes Anderson, reading, writing, and listening to sappy audio books on long car drives.
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Photographs from Tribecca Allie Cafe on page 18 of this month’s issue were taken by long-time contributing photographer Terry Sweeney. With a career that spans over twenty years in the MidSouth, Sweeney’s areas of expertise include work for nearly all regional publications, as well as commercial, advertising and architectural photography. Sweeney graduated from the University of Memphis with a BA in Journalism. He is the owner of Sweeney South Commercial Photography, a full-service photography studio in Olive Branch, Mississippi, which provides creative photographic concepts and solutions to local, regional and national clients.
Rupert Yen Our style feature this month, “A Shore Thing” (p. 34-42) was shot by Memphisbased photographer Rupert Yen. With an extensive career spanning over 30 years, Yen, founder and head photographer of Yen Studios, specializes in advertising, portrait, wedding and fashion photography. Rupert and his wife Debbie have been married for 29 years and they have two beautiful daughters. When not looking for the next great shot, he enjoys playing tennis and traveling the world, taking pictures as he goes.
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Name: Wu, Pug Age: 2 Loves: Belly rubs from her Daddy, socializing with the neighbors, and playing with ALL her toys Hates: When we leave her and Bubbles Favorite food: Everything Dreams of: Most likely food! Summer & JR
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UP FRONT ARTS, CULTURE AND PERSONALITIES
Current
people
Southern Exposure Outdoor photographer Joe Mac Hudspeth explores the flora and fauna of the Magnolia State in his new coffee table book, My Southern Wild Interview by CASEY HILDER
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T
HE SOUTHERN WOODLANDS ARE UNLIKE ANY other place in the country, and few know that as well as outdoor photographer and seasoned sportsmen, Joe Mac Hudspeth. In his recently released book, My Southern Wild, Hudspeth presents a sportsman’s diagram of the region, courtesy of someone who knows the area and animals like the back of his hand. Hudspeth packs more than 100 photos into 143 pages for a grand celebration of the sporting life in the Magnolia State, with an array of deer, ducks, turkey and other critters that reside in the backyards of Mississippians. CM: What’s the most important thing to keep in mind when photographing
see is what you get.
started in wildlife photography? Joe Mac Hudspeth: It started as a hob-
wildlife?
CM: How do you manage to get so close
by. Back in the 60s and 70s, whenever
JMH: Getting close is the key. A lo 0-t of
to wildlife?
someone harvested a deer in Benton
people think they can just use a fancy
JMH: With something like wood ducks, I
County I had to get a picture of it to go
zoom lens and get right up on the ani-
shoot on a 300-milimeter lens and need
in my scrapbook. The older I got, the
mal from a half-mile away, but that’s
to be about 20 feet away. Contrary to
more I wanted to photograph wildlife
just not possible.
popular belief, ducks and turkeys will
Click Magazine: How did you get
with my Kodak Instamatic, so I started
still run from you if you’ve got a cam-
carrying it with me everywhere. One
CM: How about photography in general?
era instead of a gun, so you need to be
day I was hunting and I saw a screech
JMH: Studying exposure, aperture, ASA,
sneaky, which means I had to come up
owl out by some honeysuckles. I real-
ISO and how it all works together to
with a blind that wouldn’t scare the
ized I was about five feet from him at
get the right shot the first time. I spent
ducks. There wasn’t a thing called a
the time and that’s how I got my first
many years shooting on slide film and
pop-up blind back when I get started
close-up wildlife image.
there’s no correcting that – what you
so I had to kind of fashion my own. I
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must’ve experimented with about every material I could find that I could carry through the half-mile trek across hunting camp. Two-by-fours, chicken wire, PVC pipes – you name it, I used it – until I finally came up with a good mixture of PVC pipe and Mossy Oak camo that would work.
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CM: What kind of wildlife would you suggest for beginning photographers? JMH: When I got started, I wanted to shoot deer, ducks and turkeys right away. But after a while, I started training myself photographing critters and objects that couldn’t outrun me: butterflies, snakes, turtles and sunrises. CM: How did you make the leap from hobbyist to published outdoor photographer? JMH: I started to bundle all of my slides with a letter to various outdoor magazines like Ducks Unlimited saying “Here they are, what do you think?” Until one day I came home and found out I was going to be in the July/August issue of Mississippi Outdoors in 1987. I had a little photograph of a tree frog in there and I felt pretty full of myself. Until a few weeks later I was featured on the cover of Turkey Call magazine, and I even got paid for that one. CM: Any special techniques to draw the animals in? JMH: I don’t bait, it just doesn’t work for me. The animals may come and feed for a few minutes, but they’re gonna go when they wanna go. You have to figure out where they want to be and blend into that habitat. You work around where they wanna be, you can’t try to manipulate that area. It’s a lot different for hunters because as soon as you pull that trigger, that area is clear for 30 yards. Hunters tend to chase that one good shot, while I aim for an afternoon of good shots. CM: How long does it take to get a good wildlife photo? JMH: A lot of people ask me that and Click magazine | JUNE 2014 15
up front I’ll never have a straight answer for
a little bit about how that came to be.
it. Some of the best shots just happen
JMH: (laughs) Nino! The Justice has
when they happen.
been hunting and fishing in Mississippi for more than 20 years. He’s pri-
CM: Do you shoot on a digital camera
marily a turkey hunter, but he comes
or do you prefer traditional film?
down here every year. Two years ago,
JMH: There are many digital photos
a few friends of mine mentioned that
in My Southern Wild, but most of my
he would be down at duck camp and
stuff is shot on film. I’m too used to
asked if I would photograph him. It
being able to being able to produce a
was a very informal thing, but I got a
tack-sharp 45x60 print without break-
lot of quick shots. I signed my second
ing the bank to change over to a for-
book for him and he went through it
mat that’s constantly changing. I tried
with me, page by page. What he didn’t
to learn how to work Photoshop and
recognize in there, he wanted to know
Lightroom but they just don’t fit my
about. So a few years later I decided to
style. I don’t like to “create” photo-
do this book and I hadn’t even thought
graphs like many modern photogra-
of a forward. But then I figured it might
phers do – I just capture them in a
be nice and thought “Well, you don’t
camera.
know if you don’t ask.” We were about 98 percent done with the book when I
CM: What would you say is the tough-
got a call from his son who told me Sca-
est animal to shoot?
lia’s forward was in my email. It was
JMH: Turkeys are definitely tricky. The
an absolute pleasure to work with him.
whole thing can be perfect, but that
Very seldom does his job come up, he
whitish-bluish bulbous head always
just seems to enjoy hanging out with
comes out strange in the exposure. A
the guys.
lot of the time those photos need just a little bit of tweaking.
CM: Most of this book is shot in Mississippi, correct?
CM: How do you pass the time in the
JMH: The entirety of this book was
blind when you’re not shooting?
shot in Mississippi, even the gators
JMH: I’ve probably read more books
and wild hogs. I haven’t left this state
while sitting in a turkey blind than
to take photos in more than 20 years
most people have read in their lives.
and there’s so much down here, I just don’t see why anybody would.
CM: The forward in your book is written by Judge Antonin Scalia. Let’s talk
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food
In A New York Minute:
TriBecca Allie Café The Vanoostendorps discuss good pizza, the art of baking and their SEC Championship win.
V
ISTING TRIBECCA ALLIE CAFÉ FOR the first time feels like stepping back a couple of decades to a heartier and
more wholesome way of life. Located on Main Street in Sardis, Mississippi, it is quaint and red-bricked, welcoming with its colorful hues and small town charm. TriBecca opened its doors in January of 2010, after three years of renovation. The building was originally a post office at one point. After a few more reincarnations, it was finally transformed by
Story by M.B. SELLERS | Photography by TERRY SWEENEY
owners Dutch and Rebecca Vanoostendorp into a home for all things savory—and one of the best pizza places in Mississippi.
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Both Rebecca and Dutch are New York natives, and the idea of owning a pizza place didn’t register for a quite some time. “Dutch built a brick oven in our backyard, and we started baking breads. Then we started selling bread at the Oxford Farmer’s Market,” Rebecca explains. “We started doing dry pizzas for the football games—like pizzas without red sauce and just fresh vegetables and things, and people were really excited about them.” The building happened to be for sale, and they opted to buy it with their business partner. They began renovations,
and
Dutch
built
the
brick ovens in the walls of the place. TriBecca Allie Café’s unique recipes are also backed by a unique name as well. Rebecca explains, “My business partner is Allison, and we have an alley on the side of the building, and my name is Rebecca, but TriBecca is an area in New York. So we just spelled it differently. We worked on the name for like three years.”
“It’s our own recipe for the dough, and it’s made every day, and it’s our own sauce recipe, which isn’t a super heavy sauce. And the ingredients are super fresh.” Learning how to make these specialty pizzas has been a trial and error process for both of them, which has culminated into an amazing, one-of-a-kind recipe. They took inspiration from the kind of pizza that was reminiscent of their early lives in New York, and went from there. “We really wanted to develop a crust when we started cooking that would be similar to what we grew up with. So, we were playing in our oven for quite a while with different breads and stuff, and with different pizza dough. Neither of us had ever done that before,” Rebecca says. Click magazine | JUNE 2014 19
“...a great pizza dough or great bread isn’t necessarily just the ingredients. It’s how the dough is mixed, how long it’s mixed and how cold you keep it...”
Pizza
Championship
in
Orlando,
Florida, and took home second place, and, in 2014, the restaurant competed and won first place in the first SEC Pizza Championship, which was held during the 2nd Annual Oxford Craft Rebecca thinks their pizza differs
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Beer
Festival.
TriBecca
Allie
Café
from a lot of the ones in their area for
competed against five other pizzerias
many reasons. “It’s our own recipe for
and represented the Rebels in the
the dough, and it’s made every day, and
competition. “Culinary competitions
it’s our own sauce recipe, which isn’t a
are kind of a strange animal. Food is
super heavy sauce. And the ingredients
a very subjective thing,” Dutch says.
are super fresh.” The Vanoostendorps
They will be travelling to Italy for the
try to get as many local ingredients
World Pizza Championships next year
as possible. “We have a farmer here
in April as a part of the U.S. Pizza Team.
in Sardis that we deal with for certain
In regards to baking, Dutch posits
vegetables, depending on the season.
that it’s a formulaic process. Rebecca
The cheese is the highest grade cheese
is his “taster,” and he goes from there
you can buy. So everything that we do
with tweaking its respective variables.
in our restaurant is from the ground
“You really have to understand what
up. Everything that comes out to the
variable needs to change to bring
table has gone through either Dutch’s
about the desired change,” he says.
hands or my hands.”
“We ultimately came back to the same
Each pizza is baked directly on the
one (recipe), because a great pizza
brick oven floor in front of a live fire,
dough or great bread isn’t necessarily
which runs between 600 to 800 degrees.
just the ingredients. It’s how the
It’s this single-minded loyalty to doing
dough is mixed, how long it’s mixed
things organically that makes the duo
and how cold you keep it. There are
pizza power players when it comes to
so many other variables that often
their craft. “It’s complex, for such a
get overlooked. And then you come to
simple food,” Dutch says.
this perfect storm of variables that you
Their dedication to delicious dishes
know you want. You just have to do it
hasn’t gone unnoticed. The pair was
that way each and every time, and not
nominated for the 2010 American
be afraid of it,” he concludes.
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Colour Revolt [Limited Edition Vinyl Record] $16, Amazon.com
music
Never Fade Away Colour Revolt on their final show, the toils of touring and living life off of the road Story by JOSHUA CANNON | Photography by DEREK MIDDLEBROOK & HARRISON LINGO
T
UCKED AWAY IN JACKSON,
about to be a band again. It was a little
Mississippi’s
impromptu, but that’s what it is.”
Fondren
Corner,
the seams. It was November and Colour Revolt had
more than 300 fans piled to the
The show swept fans by surprise,
just finished playing the second to last
top of a two-story parking garage for a
as nearly no one knew just what had
night of a two-week long tour. As the
show that they never thought they would
happened to the band since they last
band set their sights on the homestretch,
see. As the spring sun faded into a warm
performed. Over their two-year period,
Kirkpatrick received a phone call from
Jackson, Miss. evening, Colour Revolt took
the band quietly faded into obscurity,
his wife with life altering news — he was
the stage for the first and last time in two
leaving their nearly 8,000 Facebook fans
going to be a father. “When I announced
years.
to frequently post comments on their
that I was going to have a child, that was
Caution tape formed a makeshift barrier
page asking an array of questions from
sort of when Colour Revolt ended,” says
across the front of the stage, only to be
ranging from “Where are you guys?” to
Kirkpatrick. “There was an instant, weird
torn down by faithful fans as the Oxford
“Please come back to my city.” While fans
palpable energy after I said it.” The next
natives hammered through the last
anxiously awaited a reply - a glimmer
day, the band ate lunch before playing
set that anyone would ever experience
of hope that the band was still active,
the last show of the run. As children sat
of their one-of-a-kind raunchy, blues
writing new material and preparing for
laughing across the room with their fami-
infused Mississippi-swamp rock. “That
a national tour – the truth was that Jesse
ly, Coppenbarger looked up from his meal
Jackson show was a good finale,” says
Coppenbarger and Sean Kirkpatrick, who
to say, “This is it.” Colour Revolt would go
Jesse Coppenbarger, guitarist and vocals
cofounded the band, hadn’t set foot on a
on one more tour in support of a special
for the band. “We didn’t wanna say it was
stage together since 2012. However, it was
vinyl re-release of their first album, The
a reunion, because then it’s like we are
in 2011 when the band truly fell apart at
Colour Revolt EP, a lo-fi, homemade record
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“... some bands just take a long break. We didn’t define what we were doing. It was just a long breath of air and then silence.” that first received national attention in 2006 when it was released by Interscope Records imprint, Tiny Evil. Coppenbarger and Kirkpatrick booked studio time to record new music following the tour. However, it would never happen. “When you release something, even an EP, you have to release it with the same momentum you would an album,” says Coppenbarger. “You have a lot of planning and a lot you have to do in order to release it. That kind of effort we couldn’t really do at the end of 2012.” After the tour ended, the band sold the 15-passenger van that had carried them hundreds of thousands of miles across the country. After 10 years of living out of a van, touring across the country and spending much of their time far from home, the decision to call it quits was reluctant, but mutual. Kirkpatrick would raise his child, the now-two-year-old Tom Otis. Coppenbarger would return to the University of Mississippi to obtain his M.B.A. in social work. The band would be no more. “It was just too nerve wracking and we weren’t enjoying it,” says Kirkpatrick. “That’s probably one of the most common things that happen with bands and why they stop. Some bands stop, some people quit, some bands just take a long break. We didn’t define what we were doing. It was just a long breath of air and then silence.” For Kirkpatrick and Coppenbarger, Colour Revolt had strayed from the path where it originally began. The band had become a puzzle, and the pieces were no longer fitting. After years of declining commercial success and fickle band members, keeping the band alive had become an uphill climb. “When you are younger, you write music and it doesn’t Click magazine | JUNE 2014 23
up front really matter as long as people like it,” says Kirkpatrick. “Then, when you have enough fans, you try to make a career out of it, and that is where it gets weird, when you try to make a career out of it.” While their friendship started in an elementary classroom long before their musical endeavors, it was when the two reconnected in college that Colour Revolt was born. They hit the road with their music, playing more than 150 shows a year and making their way through 40 states. Coppenbarger, then majoring in social work, and Kirkpatrick, then The band toured on The Cradle for
majoring in psychology, began juggling
Each track harbored dynamic musician-
the life of college students with the life
ship that blended intricate melodies
two
of touring musicians. Instances such as
between each guitarist’s unique tones.
was no longer financially viable, and
in 2007 when the band had nearly all of
While Coppenbarger’s vocals sounded
Coppenbarger and Kirkpatrick were no
their equipment stolen from their van
whiskey soaked and primal, Kirkpat-
longer playing music for the sake of
while on the road proved that life as a
rick lent soft harmonies to each song.
creativity, but as an attempt at a career
musician was not always what it was
It was impossible to place their sound
to support themselves. They began
glorified to be.
in just any genre, but it was undeniably
to realize that if they were going to
Colour Revolt.
record more music and move forward
After picking up the pieces, they re-
years. In
2012, Colour
Revolt
leased their first full-length album
The band was touring heavier than
as a band, it was going to mean more
Plunder, Beg, and Curse in 2008. While
ever, making their way from the South-
traveling and greater expenses. “It was
dedicated fans praised the album, the
by-Southwest music festival in Austin,
a good opportunity,” says Coppenbarger.
experimental record received mixed
Texas to Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Music
“If we didn’t (break up), we would have
reviews from critics who had difficulty
Festival. At what felt like the height of
to invest another two years of heavy
pinning down the band’s sound into one
their success, Cajoleas, Clark and Addi-
touring. You know, him not being able to
specific genre.
Alongside Kirkpatrick
son left the band for personal reasons,
grow up with his child. He and his wife
and Coppenbarger, Plunder featured
leaving Coppenbarger and Kirkpatrick
were very supportive, but just where we
bassist Patrick Addison, third guitarist
as the final bond. “It was a break up,
were, it felt right.”
Jimmy Cajoleas and drummer Len Clark.
and it was quick and painful,” says Kirk-
According to Coppenbarger, touring was
patrick. “It was heartbreaking. Both Jess
a give-and-take game that Colour Revolt
and I had moments where you felt like
broke even at for a long time. As a college
you broke up with your first girlfriend.”
student, it allowed him to grow as an
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Colour Revolt would call it quits - for
individual. As a social worker, being on
a week. After deciding that they had
tour allowed him to interact with people
another record in them, Kirkpatrick and
in a way that he couldn’t in his hometown.
Coppenbarger reassembled the band.
Working with concert promoters and
They took a year off in 2009 to write new
managers taught the members how to
music, and in 2010, they would release
work with future employers. Living in
their second and final album, The
a van, traveling across the country and
Cradle.Coppenbarger and Kirkpatrick
playing music together every year for over
gave everything to their sophomore
a decade gave them a perspective that
release, hoping that a spark would ignite
they couldn’t obtain otherwise. “The band
beneath the born again band. But that
in a weird way saved our lives,” says
spark didn’t always come, and when a
Coppenbarger. “We were in weird places
flame appeared, it wouldn’t stay lit. In
in college. At that time, the band was a
the southeastern region of the country,
positive force for us. It got us out of our
they could pull large crowds nearly
comfort zone, got us out of Oxford, got
every night, but it wasn’t always the
us out of Mississippi and got us out of
same in locations farther from home.
America.”
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drinks
Memphis-Style Vodka:
Roaring Tiger
Ryan Hanson and Matt Brown incorporate local water for a swift, smooth vodka taste. Story by M.B. SELLERS | Photography by CASEY HILDER
R
OARING TIGER VODKA, A MEMPHIS-BASED VODKA,
Once Brown came back from college, he and Hanson began
is produced and bottled by King Spirits in Memphis,
brewing once more and decided to try their hand at wine.
Tennessee, and uses filtered, artesian well water
Hanson explains, “Matt and I started talking about what
from Memphis’ own aquifer. Its two owners, Ryan Hanson
a shame it was that no one was doing anything related
and Matt Brown, both Memphians themselves, have always
to the beverage industry in Memphis due to the great
been interested in the process of making alcohol and started
water and that it is a distribution center. That’s when we
experimenting with brewing beer back in high school. “We were too young to buy it, but we realized we could buy
started thinking about doing something along the lines of a brewery one day.” This was also around the time that the
all the stuff to make it. During college, Matt and other friends
two were still toying with the idea of making moonshine.
that that were into brewing went off to schools outside of
They studied some drawings and gleaned information
Memphis. I stayed here. This is when we first became aware
on the process through some friends’ descriptions. On
of how good the water is here. You can brew the same recipe
Brown’s birthday, Hanson went out to buy the required
with different water and it’s just not as good as when you
supplies for the project at the hardware store and set
use Memphis’ water,” explains Hanson.
up the still in his kitchen. “We tried to distill some high
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gravity beer we had made, and to our complete surprise, it worked. We just kept experimenting from there, trying different things and learning along the way,” says Hanson. Then, in 2005, Hanson and Brown started to talk seriously about opening a distillery after hearing about others around
the
country
doing
similar
things. After doing significant research, they learned of some recent failures in starting a distillery in East and Middle Tennessee. Assuming that the state wasn’t ready for such a step just yet, they decided to take a hiatus for a few years. However, “[i]n 2009, the state passed a bill that allowed distilleries to open in any county that allowed liquor sales by the drink,” says Hanson. It took the duo 18 months to get set up in regards to federal and state regulations. “We sold our first cases in September of 2013 at Gonerfest 10. We went into full production in November,” Hanson explains. Hanson believes that Memphis is a great place to go into the beverage industry due to a market that’s encouraging of local businesses “and a music and basketball scene that can’t be beat.” On their corporate name, Kings Spirits, Hanson explains that “great water is a key to making good vodka.” Memphis’ aquifer gives them access to one of the best city water sources found in the country. Another primary part to their vodka-making process is having a good filtration process. This is extremely important in order to eliminate any bad elements that may be present in the base distillate. Those types of elements are the things that can give vodka a foul smell, taste and texture. On
the
local
aquifer,
Hanson
concludes, “We are just very fortunate to have access to it.” He suggests that cocktail enthusiasts try the Memphis Mule, a riff on the Moscow mule, with Roaring Tiger, due to its popularity around town. It includes Roaring Tiger, Ginger beer and lime. He also thinks that their vodka makes for an excellent vodka martini. Click magazine | JUNE 2014 27
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The Evolution of Soul Stax Music Academy Celebrates the Universal Language of Music Story by EMILY DAVIDSON NEMOY
“
SHAFT! CAN YA DIG IT?” rolls off
on the pop charts and more than 240 Top-
achieve even more in life. These students
their lips with swagger. It’s followed
100 records on the R&B charts.
learn real music. They are the future of Memphis music.”
by a pause, then a collective shout
Stax launched the careers of such
calling for a “Remix!” As the teenage
legendary artists as Otis Redding, Sam
The Stax Music Academy features a
chorus puts a new spin on this old
& Dave and Rufus Thomas among
variety of programs for youth including
Isaac
with
others. But even with such great talent
the SNAP! Afterschool Programs hosted
choreographed dance moves and a killer
and energy, in time, things took a turn
during the fall and spring semesters
horn ensemble, those in the audience
for the worse. During the mid-1970s,
of the academic year. There are four
are left to wonder what made this
due to a number of factors, including a
main performing ensembles within this
performance possible — especially now,
problematic distribution deal, the label
program: The Soulsville Jazz Ensemble
in our current era.
was forced to close.
(big band jazz repertoire), StreetCorner
Hayes
classic,
complete
The kids at Stax Music Academy know
But the spirit and influence of Stax
Harmonies (a choral vocal group), The
a lot about music and music history,
Records still lives on. Now owned by
Stax Music Academy Rhythm Section
learning to ins and outs of singing
the Concord Music Group, the label was
(classic
Soulsville-style while working to preserve
revived in 2007 when new artists were
Percussionists (drumline & percussion
the renowned Memphis sound, but also
signed for the first time in more than
ensemble). SNAP! Afterschool is an
to create a new one — carrying on the
30 years. Recently, Ben Harper’s Stax
audition-based based program that is
Stax legacy and becoming the next great
Records debut Get Up! won a Grammy for
open to students in grades 9 through 12.
generation of soul communicators.
best blues album.
The program also houses the SMA Junior
soul/R&B)
and
the
Premier
Funky and emotional, gritty and raw,
In 1998, after years of discussions
Academy, a program for students in
Stax music is distinctly Southern with a
about bringing Stax back, Memphis civic
grades 6 through 8. The Junior Academy
sprinkle of gospel and a tinge of the blues
leaders formed the nonprofit Ewarton
is focused on providing a foundation of
thrown in to the mix. And while the “Stax
Foundation to create the Stax Museum
music theory and music history to young
sound” has become synonymous with
of American Soul Music. The vision soon
musicians and features a vocal and
African-American culture and artists,
expanded to include the Stax Music
instrumental ensemble. The SMA also
Stax was an integrated business in a time
Academy as a vehicle to mentor at-risk
hosts a SNAP! Summer Music Experience
and era when that simply was not done,
youth. To date, the Stax Music Academy
program. A special part of this year’s
especially not in Memphis.
has served more than 3,000 kids. Stax
Summer Music Experience will be the
students
instruments,
Les Paul Workshop, which includes a “Be
Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton,
music writing, music theory, production
the Band” Competition, where students
the label featured several integrated
and other aspects of music creation.
will gain a greater understanding of
bands, including their acclaimed “house
“Frankly, our programming saves lives,”
what it takes to form a band of strangers,
band” Booker T. and the MGs, alongside
says SMA music director Paul McKinney.
learn
a thoroughly diverse staff. Stax was a
“Many of our students are potentially at
a
musical powerhouse in its heyday —
risk, but once they become musicians or
Winning bands will record their music at
producing more than 160 Top-100 records
singers, it gives them the confidence to
a major Memphis recording studio. This
Founded by two white entrepreneurs,
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study
vocals,
unfamiliar
music, and
competition-worthy
musical
create unit.
year, the grand finale concert will be held at Levitt Shell in Overton Park on Sunday, June 29. SMA students have performed for celebrities and dignitaries including Oprah Winfrey, Bono of U2, Stevie Wonder and Bill Clinton and have graced the stages of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, among others. “I never imagined me ever being able to sing on the prestigious stage of Carnegie Hall,” says SMA student Corey L. Martin. “When I first stepped foot in the hall, I felt something that I had never felt before. It was the feeling of knowing that I can do anything that I set my mind to.” World traveling and celebrity schmoozing aside, the program’s biggest accomplishment is that, since 2008, every SMA senior has been accepted to college. SMA alum Kris Thomas also made it to the top 10 on “The Voice” last season. Student Mikaela Allen is now completing her graduate program at Berklee College of Music at their Valencia, Spain campus. For the 2014 to 2015 school year, SMA will begin offering a new program in audio engineering and music production—a college prep program for students interested in pursuing careers in those fields. As the audience listens to the chant “Soul finger!,” they know what’s coming next — that infamous riff followed by a high trumpet trill. And while the Bar-Kays made it famous, the song is still relevant now in its interpretation by the students at the Stax Music Academy. The students’ faces light up at the thrill of performing, of doing what they love. The whole scene provides a sense of hope for the future. And the students are clearly willing to work hard to hone their craft. Otis Redding said, “If you want to be a singer, you’ve got to concentrate on it twenty-four hours a day. You can’t be a well driller, too. You’ve got to concentrate on the business of entertaining and writing songs. Always think different from the next person. Don’t ever do a song as you heard somebody else do it.” Click magazine | JUNE 2014 29
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STYLE
NEWS, TRENDS AND THINGS TO WEAR
Beach
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Bag $38, The Frock Tumbler $17, Blue Olive Shop
Hat $18, The Frock
Sunglasses $10, Blue Olive Shop
Sandals $24, Paisley Pineapple
Beach Towel $25, Ivory Closet
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style Pink Bikini $39, The Frock
Sunglasses $10, Kata & Janes Sandles $18, Kata & Janes
Sandals $35, Blue Olive Shop
One-Piece Swimsuit $49, The Frock
Cover Up $38, The Frock
Purple Bikini $38, The Frock. Beach Bag $29, Sugar Plum Consignments
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Jumpsuit $39, Bangles $16, Pink Coconut; Wedges $32, Janie Rose Boutique; Bracelet $12, The Frock; Heart Bracelet $22, Blue Olive Shop. Earings $11, Charlie Marie.
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Shirt $48, Ivory Closet; Pants $46, SoCo; Sandal $19, Bangles $16, Pink Coconut; Bracelet $12, The Frock; Heart Bracelet $22, Blue Olive Shop; Earrings $25, Paisley Pineapple.
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OUT&ABOUT A RO U ND T OWN ONE PARTY AT A TIME
all things social Lauren Phelps & Kat Carter
10th Annual Mudbug Bash
M
ore than 800 people filled the historic Hernando Square for an evening under the starts at the 10th annual Mudbug Bash on April 12. The event raised more than $45,000 for Palmer Home for Children. Guests danced the night away to the sounds of The SoulSations and enjoyed bidding in the silent auction.
Items ranged from original paintings done by the children of Palmer Home to suite tickets for the Mississippi River Kings. In addition to steamed crawfish, food was available from a variety of vendors, including AC’s Steakhouse Pub, Scotty’s Smokehouse and Windy City Grille. Photos by SHERRY ROSS
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parties Emily & Brett Brown
Jeff & Anna Price, Jack & Abby Wright, Trey & Holly Lunsford
Jessica Cox & Mary Grace Grantham Emily Brown, Kayla Ric
ks, Carla J, Melissa Ho
lland, Jana & Dustin
Thompson
Dion & Michelle Welling, Scott Elliot & Christy McFarland
Pam Stinson & Jennifer Musgrave
Varina Hopper, Barbar a
Phillips, Janice & Mik e Washburn
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Eenise Farris, Jessie Costello, Becky Remington, Melanie Luckett & Rebecca Reynolds
Suzanne Talbot, Wendy & Billy Myers
parties
Lisa Brauchler, Natasha
Christopher, Melanie Dup
ree & Meghan Riley
Mudbug Sponsor Party
Tammy Stratton & Casey Saturday
P
almer Home for Children honored sponsors of its 10th annual Mudbug Bash with a party at the historic Banks House in Hernando on March 27.
Approximately 75 people were in attendance, and each sponsored the
Mudbug Bash at the $1,000 level or higher. Buon Cibo provided a scrumptious
selection of appetizers, including pork and ham sliders, crab cakes with Sriracha Aioli and spring rolls. Photos by SHERRY ROSS
Hunter Child
ers & Alex Sh
aw
Caroline Richardson & Ginger Farris
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Casey & Amy Myers
Bobby & Jesica Taylor
Jason & Kaitl
yn Vassar
David & Selena Magness
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parties
Claudine Nayan & Claire Rossie
Steak ’n Burger Dinner
Latoya, Nolan & Nyla Jones
Benefitting Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis
T
he annual Steak ‘N’ Burger Dinner benefitting Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis is the organization’s longest running fundraiser with more than 40 years under its belt. Approximately 500 guests attended
this year’s dinner at Minglewood Hall in Memphis on April 3, which raised more than $150,000. While attendees dined on burgers from Sonic, 120 kids from the program feasted on steaks from Napa Café. Before dinner, the kids were able to
Henry Duncan & Bauer Patton
play in the Memphis Grizzlies game room and hang out with the Grizz girls. Photos by KRISTINA SAXTON
Jamya Robinson, Joshua Robinson & Gwen Robinson Steven White, Terry Graves & Byron Fisher
Tyrien Merriweather, Donald Bowen, Curtis Moore & Sam Shine
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parties
Flavors of Memphis Culinary Gala
Christy Copeland & Anthony Pitts
O
ne hundred and thirty people attended this year’s Flavors of Memphis Culinary Gala at The Hilton-Memphis on March 30. The signature event featured a dozen Executive Chefs, and each
prepared a 5-course meal live for an assigned table. Dishes ranged from pan-roasted red snapper and seared Florentine ravioli to veal ossobucco.
Overall, the gala raised more than $50,000 for the American Liver Foundation. Photos by CASEY HILDER
Gerald Frazier & Lynn Berretta
a & Edward Nenon
er & Emily Banks, Rebecc
Jason & Erica Vanatta, Oliv
Grand Chef Award
Cy Washer & Devin Sch warzman
Chef Anthony Caratozzolo at Chicago Steakhouse. Best Presentation Award Chef Nick Seabergh at Alchemy. Best Menu Award Chef Thomas Ross at Bluefin Edge Cuisine and Sushi Lounge Amy Wood & David Cupp
Danielle & Kenny Patrick
James & Laura Eason
Josh Dowdy and Nick Scott
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Memphis Fashion Week
M
ore than 750 people came out for Memphis Fashion Week, which included shows at Annesdale Mansion and
General DeWitt Spain Airport. This year’s events
raised enough money to provide scholarships and infrastructure to the Memphis College of Art Community Education program, as well as continue to invite at least 15 Emerging Memphis Designers and help fund their 2015 collections.
ghn, Eric & Molly Farrell
Lauren Markle, Rachel Vau
Photos by HARRISON LINGO
Jawanna Morman & Chinna Anderson Lindsey Hedgepeth, Addie McGowan, Tar a Skelley, Abbie Phillip Vranich, Peyton Couch s, Star Hawks, Jessica & Tate Wilson Toliuszis, Chr
istina
Jeff & Beth Elzemeyer & Nina Scharf
Tori Medlin & Anna Burress
Drew and Amy Murrah , Sandi Morello & Val erie Bledsoe
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Andre Hammonds, Jennifer Purnell, Katie Heeg, Alexis Caverly & Ashiqua Jackson
Shelley Arthur & Jill Allen
parties
9th Annual
Jennifer Hunt & Tyler Meyers
Fishes For Wishes
T
he 9th annual Fishes for Wishes crawfish boil on April 5 raised approximately $36,000 for Make-A-Wish MidSouth. Five hundred people enjoyed all-you-caneat crawfish cooked by Chief Deputy Macon Moore, as well as barbeque from
Memphis BBQ Co., at Snowden House in Southaven. Clifton Brown and the Rusty
Bucket Band provided live music, and attendees could bid in a silent auction featuring Big Green Egg barbeque cookers and signed Memphis Grizzlies sports memorabilia. Photos by KRISTINA SAXTON
Joe Lambert & Barbara
Cameron Carmon Harwood & Kim
Moran
Jennye Parbin & Traci Brunetti
Rock the Ribbon
A
round 500 people cut loose to Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster at Rock the Ribbon on April 5. The event was held at the Great Hall and Conference Center in Germantown,
and raised almost $40,000 for the Memphis-MidSouth Affiliate
of Susan G. Komen. The funds will provide grants to local organizations that support breast cancer health care, education, support and prevention. Attendees were invited to participate in a silent auction, which featured a weeklong vacation to Gulf Shores and signed Memphis Grizzlies sports memorabilia. Appetizers
Jodi Jones gfield, Rebecca Jones & Maggie Herring, Lesley Wim
were available from a variety of local restaurants, including Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, Huey’s and Seasons 52.
Julian Prewitt Jr. & Gabby Lucchesi
Janet Ross, Cindy Jaggers, Becky and Joel Halvorson & Melinda & Phil Russell
Scott & Tonia Anderson
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parties
Le Bon Appétit 2014 Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Benefit
P
resented by Chef Kelly English and Le Bonheur Club, LeBonAppetit raised $225,000 for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Around 800 people attended the culinary event
at Minglewood Hall in Memphis on April 5. Hosted by Claire Robinson of the Food Network, this unique dining experience
exposed attendees to 40 of the nation’s most celebrated chefs, mixologists, pastry chefs and TV personalities. Guests also had the opportunity to bid on items in a silent auction, Angela Pratt & Stephan
ie Jones
including original art and tasting events. The B.B. King Blues Club All*Stars provided the evening’s entertainment. Photos by CASEY HILDER
Kristian & Chaka Conway
Suzanne Williamson & Barry Cohen
Kristin Budzak, Chris Pugh & Amy Hyneman
Oak Tree Animal Clinic Open House
O
ak Tree Animal Clinic in Olive Branch hosted an open house event on Saturday, May 3, in appreciation of the customers and four-legged friends who frequent the Bethel Road animal clinic. Attendees were
invited to partake in a variety of activities for all ages, including drawing and photo contests and a petting zoo. Photos by MEGHAN RILEY
Jessica Blanton & Caitlyn
Sheryl Pankey, Christine Mueller & Lori Blanton
Stark
Tye Dixon, Kent Patterson & Ethan
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parties
Elizabeth & Jeremy Given Elkan and Laurie Scheidt
, Lisa and Jimmy Guyton
MED Night:
, Janice and Jimmy Ring
el
A Soul Celebration
M
ore than 900 guests attended MED Night: A Soul Celebration at Cook Convention Center in Memphis on April 5. The fourth annual event raised more than
$4 million for Regional One Health Foundation, the area’s flagship
hospital and healthcare system. This year’s event featured performances by a trio of internationally acclaimed musical acts: Kool & the Gang, Dennis Edwards and the Temptations Review, and Shirley Alston Reeves. Photos by CASEY HILDER Amanda Goucher & Tim Weatherford
Pierre & Gay Landaiche, Tina & Michael Niclosi Durant & Sharon Fleming
Joe Boy
y Duckett
Stephen, Brenda & Gregor
Molly Weinlein & Krista Rudloff
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Impact Missions
Darius Bruce & Lisa Brown
Nicole & Amelia Andrus
Hearts Cry Family Day
H
ouse of Grace hosted the second annual Hearts Cry family day at the Southaven Arena on
April 5. Held in recognition of National Child
Abuse Prevention month, the event raised $15,000 for Impact Missions. Five hundred people came out for an afternoon of fun and entertainment, including inflatable bouncers from Bounce-N-Fun and DeSoto Bounce and the Kidz Kountry petting zoo. Hamburgers, hotdogs and chips were provided by Bartlett Baptist Church and First Baptist Church Horn Lake. Photos by SHERRY ROSS
Briann Presley & Kathy Morris
Heart Healthy
Patricia Moore & Peggy Jones
Spring Fling
M
ore than 600 people attended the third annual Heart Healthy Health Fair at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto on April 5. DeSoto County Greenways and Parks partnered with the hospital to host the heart-focused health
fair in hopes of inspiring the community to lead healthy lifestyles. Attendees could
shop the produce market, watch cooking demonstrations, participate in physical fitness activities and take advantage of a variety of educational opportunities on site. This year’s event also featured a 5K run and 1-mile walk, which had 364 registered participants. Photos by SHERRY ROSS
Hailey Ray, Ted Dallas Talada & Audrey Eldridge
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Victoria Tabor & Dina Newnan
Crowdis, Chels ea
Mogle & Jordan
Wroten
parties
Furry Affair at Bonne Terre DeSoto Animal Rescue Society Benefit
T
he Furry Affair at Bonne Terre Country Inn and Cafe on April 12 raised approximately $2,800 for the DeSoto Animal Rescue Society. More than 100 people attended the event, which featured live music by Three Flights Up.
Guests enjoyed an extensive selection of food items from a variety of vendors, including Scotty’s Smokehouse, Red Lobster and Kooky Canuck. There was also
a silent auction, with items ranging from artwork and jewelry to spa packages. Photos by SHERRY ROSS
Kelly Thompson & Susan Huff
Jim & Tracey Riva on & Emily Peckham
Kay Clark, Dana Ellingt
Meagan & Blair Sneed
Jeff Crawford & Melinda McCarty Kandy Bernskoetter & Melissa Ebner
Celia Liner, Roy & Lisa Ridg
eway
Lane Wilson & Kristy Lane
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parties
10th Annual
Taste of DeSoto
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round 1,000 people attended the 10th annual Taste of DeSoto at Landers Center on April 17. This unique food-tasting event highlighted cuisine from approximately 40 restaurants in DeSoto and surrounding
Chris & Christina Wilhite
counties. Participating restaurants included The Boiling Point Seafood & Oyster Bar, Memphis Pizza CafÊ and Swanky’s Taco Shop. Proceeds from the event will go toward a culinary scholarship at Northwest Mississippi Community College, as well as benefit HeartLand Hands and House of Grace. Photos by KRISTENA SAXTON
Adam & Paula Mitche
ll, Tina Bailey & Michae
l Hensley
Morgan Chandler, Nick Watson & Kelsey Allen
Danny & Cheryl Kingsley & Hollie Childers
Cindy Calbods, John
Marion Spell & Makailey Harmen
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sy Roberts
DeSoto County’S new Premiere fine wine anD liquor Store
Jalah Johnson & Kialea Johnson
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Ellen & Zane as Pete the Pepper, Sweet Peppers Deli
Kris Pennington Matthe w Curtis & Stephen Guy Chick FilA Cow
People’s Choice Award John Wood’s First Choice Catering. Best of Show Award Yo’Sweetz. Favorite Delectable Sweet Award AnnOliva’s Sweet Shop. Favorite International Food Award Maria’s Cantina. Favorite Classic American Food Award Memphis BBQ Co. Best Service Yo’Sweetz
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2014Beale Street Music Fest
M
emphis in May brought with it surprisingly clear skies and the ambient downtown noise of The Beale Street Music Festival filled the air from May 2 through 4. The three-day riverside event hosted 69 acts headlined by
Kid Rock, Alabama Shakes, Foster the People, Avenged Sevenfold, Pretty Lights and
Snoop Lion, while the Horseshoe Blues Tent was packed with Memphis mainstay acts like Will Tucker and the Ghost Town Blues Band. Photos by CASEY HILDER
Krista Wroten of The Memphis Dawls Denise Dickerson, Phalan Jackson & Cynthia Young
ippi Morris
Blind Mississ
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David Evans
Will Tucker
Joi Gandy, Nancy Mencke
& Ann Seymour
Whispering Woods Half Marathon & 5K
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ore than 400 people participated in the Whispering Woods Half Marathon and Twig 5K Race in Olive Branch on April 5. Proceeds from the event will benefit Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, as well
as fund three $1,000 scholarships for students at Center Hill, Olive Branch and Lewisburg high schools. Before the race began, Free and Easy Barbershop Quartet led the crowd in the national anthem. Food and beverages were available from several places, including Starbucks, Chick-fil-A and Dominos.
Photos by KANDI TIPPIT
5K: Female Overall – Heather Brown; Male Overall – Adam Sommers Half Marathon: Female Overall – Rachel Arthur; Male Overall – Juan Hernandez
Brad & Jody Jordan
Winston Flanigan, April
igan
Flanigan & Charles Flan
Marisa Rodgers, Geneetta Morris, Bridget Martin & Priscilla Smith
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SOCIAL AGENDA JUNE 2014
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SEVEN Run in the Sun 5K
Oxford Conference Center, registration 7 a.m., race starts 8 a.m. Run through some of the most historic parts of Oxford while benefitting Special Olympics Mississippi. Tickets $25-30. Call 662.934.0751 or visit racesonline.com.
13-14 Relay For Life of Memphis
2–8
FedEx St. Jude Classic TPC Southwind, starts 7 a.m. Mon. and Tues., all day Weds.-Sun. The 57th annual golf tournament in Memphis is one of the oldest continuously operated stops on the PGA Tour. Tickets $15-245. Call 901.748.0534 or visit stjudeclassic.com.
3–7
Germantown Charity Horse Show
5
7745 Poplar Pike, starts 7:30 a.m. Tues.-Sat. The 66th annual charity horse show in Memphis Go Red Celebration Germantown will benefit the Exchange Memphis Botanic Gardens, 10 a.m.-1:30 Club Family Center. Tickets $3-250. Call p.m. 901.754.0009 or visit gchs.org. Honor those who have battled heart disease and raise awareness for the cause at this luncheon in Memphis benefitting the American Heart Association. Tickets $300. Call 901.383.5411 or visit memphisgored. ahaevents.org. 62 JUNE 2014 | Click magazine
Memphis Botanic Garden, 6 p.m. Unite as a community to honor cancer survivors and raise awareness in Memphis while benefitting the American Cancer Society. Tickets $100. Call 901.725.8624 or visit relayforlife.org.
13-14 Delta Jubilee
Coahoma County Expo Center, Clarksdale, 6-12 p.m. Participate in a countywide backyard BBQ cooking contest, hear great music and enjoy the carnival in Clarksdale. Call 662.627.7337 or visit visitclarksdale.com.
20 Big Wig Ball
Annesdale Mansion, 7-11 p.m. Grab a wig and get ready for a night of hair-raising fun in Memphis benefitting Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Tickets $75-230. Call 901.287.6308 or visit lebonheur.org.
TWENTY-ONE Taste of Caribe
Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects, 7-11 p.m. Experience authentic Caribbean food, live entertainment, salsa dancing and more in Memphis while benefitting International Children’s Heart Foundation. Tickets $50150. Call 901.869.4243 or visit babyheart.org.
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Shaun Micheel Make-A-Wish Golf Classic Pairings Party Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous, 6-10 p.m. Dine on world famous BBQ, enjoy live music and bid in an exciting auction in Memphis to kick off the Golf Classic. Call 901.692.9508 or visit midsouth.wish.org.
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Playhouse on the Square Benefit for SRVS 1:30 p.m., Showtime 3:00 p.m. Playhouse on the Square will hold a benefit performance of the musical Hairspray for SRVS and people with disabilities on Sunday, June 22, 2014. A preview party with dancing, appetizers and dessert and a wine tasting will start at 1:30 pm followed by the unveiling of the 16th Annual Spirit of SRVS commemorative artwork by guest artist Edwin McSwine. Tickets $35 Call 901.726.4656 or visit playhouseonthesquare.org or srvs.org.
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Stars & Stripes Festival Arboretum area, Greenwood, 6 p.m. Enjoy live entertainment, a veteran’s tribute, fireworks and more at the annual picnic held at the arboretum area between the two downtown bridges on the Yazoo River in Greenwood. Call 662.453.4152 or visit greenwoodms.com.
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Picnic & Parade around the Square Hernando Courthouse Square, 6:30 p.m. Decorate your child’s bike or scooter with patriotic garb so he or she can participate in a parade around the Square in Hernando. A free movie will be shown afterward. Call 662.429.9055 or visit hernandoms.org.
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North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic Corner of Highway 7 South and Highway 310, Waterford, 4 p.m.-Midnight Fri., 10 a.m.-Midnight Sat. Experience two days of barbecue and blues, including performances by Kenny Brown Band, Stringbean and the Stalkers, and Tate Moore, in Waterford. Tickets $25150. Visit nmshillcountrypicnic.com.
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ENTERTAINMENTJ
UNE 2014
ART
through July 6
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Dixon Gallery and Gardens 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Admission $5–$7 901.761.5250, dixon.org
Brooks Milongas Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Wed. & Fri.–Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thurs. until 8 p.m.; Admission $7 901.544.6200, brooksmuseum.org
3-28 Robert Rector crossroads David Lusk Gallery Memphis Tue.–Fri. 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.– 4 p.m. 901.767.3800, davidluskgallery.com
3-28 Bruce Brainard pilgrimage David Lusk Gallery Memphis Tue.–Fri. 10-5:30, Sat 11 a.m.–4 p.m. 901.767.3800, davidluskgallery.com
through the 15 Tributaries: Kirk Lang Memphis Metal Museum Tues.–Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Admission $6 901.774.6380, metalmuseum.org
through the 23 The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Wed. & Fri.–Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thurs. until 8 p.m.; Admission $7 901.544.6200, brooksmuseum.org
25 Oxford Arts Crawl 6 p.m–8 p.m., Admission: Free 662.236.6429, Oxfordarts.com
through the 28
Memphis, Illustrated
through July 13 Memphis-Milano: 1980s Italian Design
MUSIC 1 Almost Famous Gold Strike Casino Resort 1.888.747.7711, ticketmaster.com
Jimmy Phillips & Ruminators
Dixon Gallery and Gardens 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Admission $5–$7 901.761.5250, dixon.org
Summer Sunset Series 2014 The Grove at University of Mississippi, Oxford; 7 p.m., Admission: Free museum.olemiss.edu
through August 2
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H. C. Porter’s Blues @ Home
Goner Presents: Parquet Courts w/ Protomartyr & True Sons of Thunder
University Museum Intersection of South 5th & University Ave. Oxford, MS; Tues.–Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Admission $5; 662.915.7073, museum.olemiss.edu
through August 9 The Figure: Portrait and Symbol Paintings and Bronze Works by Tom Corbin The University of Mississippi Museum Tues.–Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Admission: Free museum.olemiss.edu, 662.915.7073
through August 17 Pop Artists on Paper Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Wed. & Fri.–Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thurs. until 8 p.m.; Admission $7 901.544.6200, brooksmuseum.org
through September 17 The Eclectic Sixties Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Wed. & Fri.–Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thurs. until 8 p.m.; Admission $7 901.544.6200, brooksmuseum.org
Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis 8 p.m., Tickets $10 901.278.8663, hitonememphis.com
5 J Roddy Walston & The Business w/ The Black Cadillacs Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis 8 p.m., Tickets $12 901.278.8663, hitonememphis.com
Willie Nelson and Family & Alison Krauss Snowden Grove Amphitheatre 7 p.m., Tickets $55–$75; 662.892.2660, snowdengroveamphitheater.com
5 “Sunset on the Square” Summer Concert Series Hernando Courthouse Square Each Thursday 7 p.m.–9 p.m. 662.429.9055, hernandoms.org
Struggle to Evolve Before the End of Time Art Museum at the University of Memphis 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Admission: Free 901.678.3747, memphis.edu/amum
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6 Rockin’ on the Roost Summer Concert Series Olive Branch Old Towne Every Friday in June, 7 p.m.–9 p.m. Admission: Free 662.393.0888, olivebrancholdtowne.org
Bruno Mars- Moonshine Jungle Tour FedEx Forum 8 p.m., Tickets $50–$85 800.745.3000, ticketmaster.com
B.B. King Millennium Theatre Gold Strike Casino Resort 9 p.m., Tickets: $70–$90 1.888.747.7711, ticketmaster.com
Live at the Garden
7 REO Speedwagon Bluesville at Horseshoe Tunica 8 p.m., Tickets $32–$102 800.745.3000, horseshoetunica.com
8 Alanna Mosely Band Summer Sunset Series 2014 The Grove at University of Mississippi 7 p.m., Admission: Free museum.olemiss.edu
9 Lee Bains III & The Gloryfires w/ Dead Soldiers Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis 8 p.m., Tickets $8 901.278.8663, hitonememphis.com
10 DIVE w/ Man on Earth Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis 8 p.m., Tickets $8 901.278.8663, hitonememphis.com
ALL TICKETS ON SALE NOW! TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT TICKETMASTER.COM. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 901-636-4107.
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calendar 11 The Howlin’ Brothers Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis 8 p.m., Tickets $8 901.278.8663, hitonememphis.com
12 KIX 106 Smokin’ Summer Showcase Snowden Grove Amphitheater Southaven; Each Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Admission: Free; 662.892.2660, snowdengroveamphitheater.com
13 John Butler Trio w/ Falls Minglewood Hall 7 p.m.; Tickets $27 901.312.6058, minglewoodhall.com
14 LaVinnia London’s Cabaret 1884 Lounge, Minglewood Hall 7:30 p.m., Tickets $27 901.312.6058, minglewoodhall.com
15 Boston Heaven on Earth Tour Snowden Grove Amphitheater, Southaven; 800.745.3000, ticketmaster.com
18 The Foreign Exchanger Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis 8 p.m.; Tickets $20 901.278.8663, hitonememphis.com
Lionel Richie with Ceelo Green FedEx Forum Tickets $48–$123 901.205.2525, Ticketmaster.com
20 The Whigs Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis 9 p.m.; Tickets $20 901.278.8663, hitonememphis.com
22 Effie Burt Summer Sunset Series 2014 The Grove at University of Mississippi, Oxford ; 7 p.m., Admission: Free museum.olemiss.edu
25 Whitechapel w/ Revocation & Rivers of Nihil Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis 6:30 p.m.; Tickets $13 901.278.8663, hitonememphis.com
21 Live at the Garden Summer Concert Series Little Big Town Memphis Botanic Garden 8:30 p.m.; General Admission: $50 901.636.4107, memphisbotanicgarden.com
June 27 —THOMPSON SQUARE — Horseshoe Casino
THE LEVITT SHELL
Horseshoe Casino, Tunica 8 p.m.; Tickets $18-$102 800.745.3000, horseshoetunica.com
Every year, the Levitt Shell presents more than 50 free concerts in the heart of Midtown, Memphis. Concerts start at 7:30 p.m. and admission is free. For more information contact: 901.272.2722, levittshell.org
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Summerland Tour 2014 Snowden Grove Amphitheatre 7 p.m., Tickets $25–$30; 662.892.2660, snowdengroveamphitheater.com
6 | Kopecky Family Band 8 | Amy Lavere 12 | Davina and the Vagabonds 13 | The Dynamites 14 | Roseanne Cash 15 | The Dunwells 21 | Cedric Burnside Project 22 | California Honedrops
Counting Crows with Toad the Wet Sprocket
26 | John Fullbright
Bluesville at Horseshoe Tunica 8 p.m.;Tickets $40-$100 800.745.3000, horseshoetunica.com
27 | Cloud Cult 29 | Stax Music Academy’s
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THEATRE 6-29 Music Man Theatre Memphis Check website for times, $30 901.682.8323, Theatrememphis.org
through the 22 Lyons The Circuit Playhouse 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., Tickets $10–$35 901.726.4656, playhouseonthesquare.org
20-July 13 Hairspray Playhouse on the Square 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., Tickets $15–$40 901.726.4656, playhouseonthesquare.org
24-29 The Book of Mormon The Orpheum Theatre Memphis Check website for times, Tickets $44-$154 901.525.3000, orpheum-memphis.com
through the 15 Haint presented by New Moon Theatre Company Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m. & Sun. 2 p.m.; Tickets $15; 901.484.3467, NewMoonTheatre.org
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HELPING at HOME There are many ways to show your support for animals in need. Here are some options you can pursue to help transform shelter animals into pets with loving homes within your community.
Consider pet adoption. With so many wonderful pets in need of homes, check out your local pet shelter when considering a new pet.
Tell your story. Every dog owner has a tale to tell, and PEDIGREE® is calling on America to share their stories. Every time dog
A New Leash
Ways to help shelter animals in your community
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lovers tell their tale of what their dog means to them, using #DogTales on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, PEDIGREE® will donate a bowl of food to a shelter in need.*
Hold a supply drive. Gather your friends and co-workers to chip in for a supply drive for a shelter organization close to home. From chew toys to towels, these facilities are always in need of extra supplies to keep their operations in good standing.
Volunteer as a family.
ITH LIMITED RESOURCES, ANIMAL SHELTER GROUPS ACROSS
Share the gift of volunteering with those
the country work tirelessly to help animals in need find the homes
closest to you by scheduling an after-
they deserve. More than four million dogs enter animal shelters
noon at a local animal shelter.
each year — making awareness about these often forgotten animals more important than ever. With this in mind, the PEDIGREE® brand recently launched
By committing to just a few of these
its See what good food can do.™ campaign. The campaign features real stories
life-saving efforts, you’ll be doing your
of shelter dogs, their caregivers and the dogs’ new families – showcasing the
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dogs’ lives. Along with fellow dog lovers, such as baseball player David Ortiz, actor Josh Duhamel and recording artist Miranda Lambert, the company is asking people across the country to help transform the lives of shelter dogs.
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Paws for Reading Program Improves Literacy for Children
Story by REBEKAH OLSEN | Photography Courtesy of MARCEY WRIGHT
“It’s been found that children who are behind in reading can, if they regularly read to a dog, often increase their reading scores by a year or two because they do not feel judged.”
A
WAG OF THE TAIL, A CURIOUS TILT OF THE HEAD,
the trick. He settles in beside his students and listens quietly
or a happy, albeit drooling, pant of the tongue. Dogs
as they read him his favorite tales. A volunteer with the Paws
communicate with a language unlike our own; un-
for Reading program at the Poplar Avenue library, Olly and his
able to speak, they show their affection, needs or feelings
owner, Luciana Richer, help children gain confidence in literacy.
through their body language. While many of us wish our
The Reading Education Assistance Dogs program (R.E.A.D.)
dogs could talk, we’ve learned to adapt to their language as
was founded in 1999 by a nonprofit organization called In-
they have learned to respond to ours.
termountain Therapy Animals, but first came to Memphis in
Olly, a 7-year-old Basset hound and Golden retriever mix
2004. The premise of the program is to improve the literacy
may not be able to speak our language but he doesn’t let that
skills of children through the use of trained therapy animals.
stop him from helping others to do so. On Saturdays, Olly
The Memphis Library uses the West Tennessee Therapy
skips his favorite walks in Overton Park and instead walks
Dogs organization (WTTD), a R.E.A.D. team, for their Paws
into the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library in Memphis,
for Reading Program. “It’s been found that children who are
Tenn. He picks out a spot to do some reading while children
behind in reading can, if they regularly read to a dog, often
queue up with books in their hands, waiting for their turn to
increase their reading scores by a year or two because they
read to their favorite, furry tutor.
do not feel judged. It kind of relaxes them enough to read
Instead of coming equipped with pencils and paper, Olly only needs his large floppy ears and soft, black fur to do to
and make mistakes,” says Susan Penn, Children’s Librarian at the Central Library. Click magazine | JUNE 2014 73
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Olly and his owner Luciana Richer are regular volunteers at the Paws for Reading Program.
usual sight, Massengale said the reception has always been one of immediate joy and gratitude. “[One] boy came in to the department a couple of years ago with a severe speech impediment, and he was hesitant about reading aloud because of his stutter. When he sat down to read to the therapy dog, he immediately read out loud perfectly and without a single stutter, and his family was visibly moved to tears,” recalls Massengale. Weiss explains that dogs have a calming effect on the children. As they read,
“When he sat down to read to the therapy dog, he immediately read out loud perfectly and without a single stutter, and his family was
visibly moved to tears.”
they can pet the dog’s fur and some children even wind the dog’s long coat around their fingers to release the stress and anxiety of reading aloud, “They are so relaxed when they are petting a dog. The blood pressure goes down… It works. It absolutely works. It’s the best program.”Weiss adds that reading isn’t the only skill the children learn in the
According to a study by the University
The dog handlers are also trained in
program, “Some of the children have
of California, Davis, School of Veterinary
tutoring literacy, but unlike their com-
never had a dog or petted a dog”. Volun-
Medicine, third-graders who read to
panions, they aren’t required to wear a
teers take time to teach the children how
therapy dogs once a week for 10 weeks
leash. Many are simply retired teachers
to properly pet the dogs, brush them and
improved their reading fluency by 12
who enjoy volunteering their time and
speak to them. They hope that by doing
percent. Every Saturday, from 1 p.m.–3
expertise to the cause. Richer and Olly’s
this, they can also promote responsible pet care and humane education.
pm, the library provides a designated
specialty is helping Spanish speaking
reading space to the Paws for Reading
students or second language learners as
program. The dogs are trained to behave
Richer is fluent in English, Spanish and
the program, Paws for Reading has since
well in public and provide the children
Portuguese.
expanded to the Bartlett Library and
Because of an overwhelming interest in
with a non-judgmental, non-critical,
The program targets children from
hopes to continue to grow as more vol-
patient reading companion. “[The chil-
ages 5-11 and each child is assigned a
unteers sign up, “We are always looking
dren] know that they can make all the
15-to-20 minute shift to read a book, or
for more volunteer teams, because the
mistakes in the world and that dog is
several books, to the dog. Massengale
more we have, the more we can come in
still going to be quiet, patient and sup-
says that Clifford the Big Red Dog is
contact with people who can really use
portive. They get the practice they need
always a popular choice, but they pro-
our help,” Weiss says.
to continue to improve which helps with
vide a variety of reading materials to
When Olly was asked what he enjoyed
their school work…and it also helps to
keep the children on their toes. “The
most about the program, he wagged his
develop a love for reading in children
child doesn’t really know it’s studying.
tail and gave a paw up; unfortunately
at a very critical age,” explains Angela
It’s just fun,” says Anne Weiss, founder
he wasn’t able to go into more detail. To
Massengale, Senior Manager of the Chil-
of WTTD.
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While a dog in a library might be an un-
learn more about the program, you can visit their website at westtntherapydogs.org.
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Pet Resource Guide A comprehensive list of places for pet keeping products and advice, pet-care, veterinary services, adoption and more.
PET SUPPLIES DESOTO COUNTY ANIMAL CLINIC
JIM’S PETS & SUPPLIES
PUCCI PETIQUE
8330 Hwy 51 N., Southaven, MS
4456 Summer Ave., Memphis, TN
2400 Hwy. 51 S., Hernando, MS
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901.683.6961
662.429.3202
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MEMFISH
RIVER CITY PET SERVICES
HERNANDO ANIMAL CLINIC
5719 Quince Rd., Memphis, TN
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901.526.1661, rivercitypetservices.com
662.429.4596, hernandoanimal.com
PETCO
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901.366.2868, sergeants.com
5070 Goodman Rd., Olive Branch
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THREE DOG BAKERY
PETSMART
2136 W. Poplar Ave., Collierville, TN
5883 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN
901.853.5464, threedog.com
901.767.6920, petsmart.com See website for additional locations
BOARDING & KENNELS BROWN DOG LODGE 4953 Black Rd., Memphis, TN
DOGS RULE DAY CARE & SCHOOL
PET SET
901.767.1187, browndoglodge.com
2265 Central Ave., Memphis, TN
7849 Farmington Blvd., Germantown, TN
901.276.3210, dogsrulememphis.com
901.757.1199
2121 Whitten Rd., Memphis, TN
DONNA’S HAPPY TAILS GROOMING
PETSMART MEMPHIS
901.373.8757, campbowwow.com
1805 Jeannie Rd., Southaven, MS
7941 Winchester Rd., Memphis, TN
662.280.1519
901.756.2676, stores.petsmart.com
213 Tulane Rd. S., Hernando, MS
EDGEWOOD FARM & KENNEL
TUNICA PET RESORT
662.429.7877, crittercampms.com
Hwy 309 and 302, Barton, MS
4289 Casino Center Dr.,
901.756.1810, wix.com/edgewoodfarm
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CRITTER CAMP
DESOTO COUNTY ANIMAL CLINIC 8330 Hwy 51 N., Southaven, MS
ELMORE ROAD VETERINARY CLINIC
662.342.4899
Dr. Brandy Ellis
desotoanimalclinic.vetsuite.com
6145 Elmore Rd., Southaven, MS
DAWG HOUSE
662.253.0274, elmoreroadvetclinic.com
7110 Mississippi 161, Walls, MS
HERNANDO ANIMAL CLINIC
662.781.3536, hornlakeanimal.com
2445 Mt. Pleasant Rd., Hernando, MS
DESOTO PET NANNIES
662.429.4596, hernandoanimal.com
1565 Dancy Blvd., Horn Lake, MS
PAMPERED POOCH PET SITTERS
662.510.5513, thedogsday.com
5965 Green Pine Dr. N.
DOGS DAY 1565 Dancy Blvd., Horn Lake, MS 662.510.5513, thedogsday.com
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Olive Branch, MS
662.357.9812, tunicapetresort.com
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2651 Union Ave. Extended
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berclairanimalhospital.com
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CAT AND COW VETERINARY CLINIC
PET VAX COMPLETE CARE CTR
3091 Bethel Rd., Olive Branch, MS
2648 Broad Ave., Memphis, TN
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10 MidSouth Artists to Know. Story by SEVERIN ALLGOOD & CASEY HILDER Illustration by ANNA ROSE
THE SOUTH IS A FONT OF INSPIRATION. FROM TALENTED tattooists who wear art on their sleeve to prolific painters and writers who chronicle the regions storied history, there’s no shortage of creative spirit below the Mason-Dixon. And with works displayed in both high-class galleries and lowly street corners through a myriad of media, it’s hard to miss the art and soul of the MidSouth.
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David Comstock
T
he Hickory Hill neighborhood
Ross Gallery in Memphis and Jay Atkins
in Southeast Memphis isn’t
Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
too well known for producing
Comstock’s body of work consists of
abstract artists, but David Comstock has
evocative, thought-provoking pieces that
made his presence felt in the MidSouth
are often hailed locally as “Abstract art
paint scene with his ever-evolving style.
done right.” Many of his works, such as a
In his younger years, Comstock and his
ten-piece 2011 showing at L. Ross Gallery,
cousin Bobby Spillman, a fellow Memphis
are left untitled as if to extend an invi-
artist, would receive sketchbooks every
tation of interpretation to the audience.
Christmas. At nine years old, Comstock
However, several of his other paintings
was given his first oil paint set. That same
such as “Autumn II,” present a theme that
year, his father had bought him a basket-
is fairly pronounced and more accessible
ball goal. “That goal is still in the box, sit-
to the average viewer.
ting at my dad’s house, unopened.”
Over the past few years, Comstock has
Comstock is self-taught, in part because
found a side business stretching can-
he was kicked out of his high school art
vases, something he has done for himself
class. “I got into it with the teacher and
since he was 14 years old. “I’ve stretched
asked her whether she drew the parrot or
canvas for artists who are making it in
the pirate to get her degree,” he says. “It
New York and for little old ladies who are
was a reference to the old Art Instruction
painting pictures of flowers,” he says. “I
correspondence courses. She didn’t think
don’t really see a difference between the
it was funny.” After graduating from Kirby
two, as long as I can see the excitement
High School, he hitchhiked around the
in their eyes.”
country for several years. He returned to
When he’s not painting, Comstock likes
Memphis in 1999 and set up his first art
to play around with sculpture. “I’m con-
show, gaining representation in galler-
stantly trying to change—there is no
ies throughout the U.S., including major
point in art if you’re not challenging your-
cities like New York, San Francisco and
self,” he says. “A good painting can take
Chicago. In the last year, he has had three
you an hour and you can work on a ter-
solo shows and is currently featured in L.
rible piece for three months.”
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Jake Weigel o come up with his latest series
verses and the consequences of infinite
of black graphite sculptures
spaces coexisting side-by-side, there’s a
for the exhibit Meet of the Mat-
surprising degree of accessibility to Wei-
ter, Oxford-based sculptor Jake Wei-
gel’s work. “It’s hard for the mind to com-
gel looked to the far reaches of space.
prehend just what a black hole really is,”
“When I was in undergrad, I wasn’t sure
he says of his. “So using familiar objects
what I wanted to do. I had a ton of inter-
in a precarious balance kind of invokes
ests and they were kind of all over the
the idea behind that.”
place,” he says. “Fortunately, I met a few
Weigel, a native of Marshfield, Wis-
good professors who convinced me that
consin, blends architecture, astronomy,
I could work most of that wide range of
construction and remodeling, geometry
interests into art.”
and even a bit of Feng Shui together in
Weigel’s wooden sculptures are based
his work under the mantra of present-
on mathematical equations and natu-
ing a visual representation of logical and
rally occurring shapes arranged in unex-
empirical evidence with an added emo-
pected formations, with the graphite
tional response. Through his art, Weigel
medium used in his most recent show-
is able to mold ephemeral ideas into
ing representing the elusive and myste-
physical constructs, producing calculat-
rious substance known as dark matter.
ed, geometric works based on compel-
And while Weigel may never experience
ling scientific evidence from his favorite
the physics-defying thrill of holding a
subjects. “I took a class during undergrad
chunk of dark matter in his hands, his
that really intrigued me, it was about
choice of medium makes for the next
quantum physics,” he says. “Once I
best thing. “Somebody told me that if I
experienced that, I knew I had to find
could only work with one medium for
some way to incorporate that into art.”
the rest of my life, that should be it,”
A current graduate advisor and sculp-
he says. “There’s a lot of joy in not only
ture professor at Ole Miss, Weigel is
the woodworking tradition, but making
adapting to his fourth year as a Mis-
it into something that people consider
sissippi resident while also seeing his
‘art.’”
work displayed abroad in cities like
With inspiration rooted in complex ideas like String Theory, parallel uni-
“There’s a lot of joy in not only the woodworking tradition, but making it into something that people consider ‘art.’”
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Cristen C. Barnard
A
s the poster artist of the iconic
ing her youth in Tutwiler, Mis-
illustrations behind the King
sissippi, legendary harmonica
Biscuit
Helena,
player Sonny Boy Williamson.
Arkansas, Cristen Craven Barnard paints
“He’d have to be my favorite.
the blues in many shades.
And I’ve painted him so many
Festival
in
“Most of the time it’s out of my own
times that I could probably do
imagination,” she says. “However, if the
it with my eyes closed at this
festival is in honor of someone or some-
point.”
thing like that, we always feature them in the poster.”
In addition to her eclectic artwork that heralds the com-
A Senatobia resident with ties to some
ing of the annual King Bis-
of the South’s historic blues birthplaces,
cuit Blues Festival, Barnard
Barnard’s work often appears in the form
has also had a hand in poster
of mural work, stage backdrops for festi-
designs for Clarksdale’s Juke
vals and her signature acrylic paintings.
Joint Festival, the far-flung Notodden
Barnard grew up in Clarksdale and devel-
Blues Festival in Norway and more. “I
oped an attraction to the intersecting
don’t really try to keep track of how many
lines between art and the blues early in
posters I’ve done over the past few years
life. “My dad always had a stock of white
for various events, venues and festivals,”
butcher paper that I liked to draw on all
she says. “It gets a little hectic.”
the time,” she says. “I liked to listen to the
And while many might expect a repre-
blues and my parents had all these little
sentation of blues music to be overcast,
grocery stores kind of sprinkled across
downtrodden and muted, Barnard incor-
the Delta. I ended up kind of growing up
porates a rainbow of vibrant hues into
around it and taking in a lot of the music.”
her work that stands out in many of the
And with so many musically-infused
Deep-South locales that showcase her
works of art, it only follows that Barnard
work.“I have done some stuff in the past
a real colorful bunch down here. You can
would have a taste for the blues herself.
that isn’t quite as bright, but usually it
see it in the art of the area, in the theatre
Barnard drew both audile and visual
fits the feel of the event,” she says. “I just
and in the writing. It’s all very descriptive
inspiration from one of her favorites dur-
think it speaks to the area. I mean – we’re
and unique to the area.”
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W
hen
Sue Foell
Southaven
native
Sue Foell needs inspira-
says. “A lot of artists tend to go back and revise over and over.”
tion, she often looks no
While portraiture can be a flattering
further than her own backyard. Many
experience for any subject, painting
of the timeless, traditional oil paint-
has become somewhat of a catharsis
ings produced by Foell revolve around
for Foell, who advocates “en plein air,”
her daughter, Kayla, at various stages
or the practice of painting in an open
of her life. Her most popular paintings
outdoor environment, turning every
are often purchased by those who have
brushstroke into a relaxing experi-
never even met the subject. “It’s the
ence. In addition to portraits, Foell’s
same as somebody buying a painting
portfolio also packs a variety of still-
of a field of flowers,” she says. “You’ve
life and landscape paintings.“My plans
never been to that field or smelled
right now are to get in a few more gal-
those flowers, but something still reso-
leries and seek out additional commis-
nates in the design. Either that, or they
sion work. I like to say it’s my full-time
feel like it goes with their couch.”
job, but I don’t work at it fulltime,” she
Foell’s photorealistic paintings all
says with a laugh.
Foell has reveled in raising and render-
seem to have a deeply personal con-
A resident artist of the DeSoto Arts
ing a now-17-year-old daughter, she
nection to their subjects. While her
Council, Foell has been featured in the
hopes to grow her subject pool in the
work is grounded in reality, everything
Three Points of View Deux Exhibit in 2013
future. “She’s an inspiration behind
is presented with a soft, vibrant haze
and teaches portrait painting on the
pretty much most of my work,” she
featuring an emphasis on lighting and
side. She recently wrapped a Mother’s
says. “But she’ll be graduating from
smooth line work that defines Foell’s
Day-themed showing titled Mother’s
high school in a year and it looks like
signature style. “The most challenging
Love at the Lotton Gallery in Chicago,
my days of painting her will be getting
thing is getting the person’s likeness
and also has gallery representation in
slimmer. Maybe I’ll be in the market
just right without overworking it,” she
Charleston, North Carolina. And while
for some new models soon.”
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Babak Tabatabai
A
fter becoming the only sanc-
reflects the area’s focus on the creative
tioned tattoo artist on Mem-
class, also emphasizes that Tabatabai’s
phis’ Broad Avenue following
surreal studio encompasses a bit more
a lengthy zoning battle with city offi-
than just tattooing. “’To manufacture’
cials, Babak Tabatabai knew he had to
literally means to make things by hand
be many things to many people. And
or machinery, so I think that encom-
with a diverse group of customers
passes everything I do at the shop. From
that includes former police commis-
paintings to tattoos to woodwork, it’s
sioner Larry Godwin, members of the
all manufactured,” he says. “Opening
Memphis Grizzlies and heavy metal
my own business has probably been
so it just happened organically,” he says.
rockers Mastodon, Tabatabai’s work on
the biggest task I have ever undertak-
“I love the structure of the skeletal sys-
the human canvas presents a melting
en, and I believe the support and faith I
tem, and it lends itself to being displayed
pot of design that has become iconic
was shown during the time I spent get-
with respect to what it really is—the
to the burgeoning Broad Avenue Arts
ting the shop open inspired me to stick
scaffolding that we hang our faces on.”
District“I think Memphis is definitely a
with it when I could have simply walked
unique place to grow up in. If you want
away.”
Ronin not only houses Tabatabai’s tattoo studio, but his large collection of
to make a mark, you really have to
Besides the paintings, sketches and
vintage action figures, too. “I’ve collected
cater to a variety of cultures,” he says.
movie posters that hang on the walls
toys for the past 25-30 years and I just
Tabatabai came to Memphis from
in Ronin, Tabatabai has also taken to
wanted to allow people the opportunity
Spain at the age of 15 and began tattoo-
a hybrid form of amateur taxidermy
to take some of them off my hands. It got
ing in 1999. After years of apprentice-
and woodworking featuring small bone
ridiculous for a while and I have no room
ship and honing his skills, he opened
arrangements and suspended above
for all of them anymore, to be honest.”
Ronin Design and Manufacturing in
wooden pedestals. “I’ve done woodwork
Now free to conduct business under
December of 2013. The name, which
and carpentry off and on for a long time,
his own terms, Tabatabai says that
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“I think Memphis is definitely a unique place to grow up in. If you want to make a mark, you really have to cater to a variety of cultures,”
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Brittney & Jamond Bullock
C
apturing the beauty of life in
putting a new school twist to them,”
boutique on Main Street.
the 21st century with a two-
“We both deal a lot with color, but
he says. Twelve of Jamond’s paintings
of-a-kind twist is par for the
we don’t really have too much of an
currently hang on the club level of the
course for the husband-and-wife duo
influence on each other,” Jamond says.
FedExForum, making his creations one
of Brittney and Jamond Bullock.“People
“Brittney’s stuff is really calculated and
of the most-seen pieces of authentic
tend to think that because we’re both
I tend to be a little bit more loose with
Bluff City artwork in tourist and basket-
artists and married that our styles are
my style.” This contrast is especially
ball aficionado circles.
similar, but that’s not really the case,”
apparent in their shared Summer Ave-
Like many artists his age, Jamond’s
Brittney says. Brittney designs her own
nue studio workspace, with Brittney’s
earliest influences came in the form of
line of products titled Don’t Blink, a
section arranged by size, shape and
the spandex-clad superheroics of early
series of eclectic, accessories lovingly
color in neat rows and Jamond’s cor-
90s comics, specifically the work of Todd
handcrafted and distributed through
ner splashed with paint and packed with
MacFarlane. “I used to love to collect and
Downtown Memphis’ Hoot+Louise
paintings at various stages of completion.
read Spawn,” he says. “So I started draw-
Jamond, a graduate
ing. Through high school and college I
LeMoyne-Owen
considered myself mostly an illustrator
College, paints com-
– I was actually one of those people who
missioned
murals
was afraid to use a lot of color. However,
for various corporate
Jamond’s senior year of college brought
entities in addition to
him an epiphany that allowed him to
his own series of can-
experiment with the wild, vivid colors
vas paintings, many
that have since become his signature
of which are based on
style. “I did a series of paintings called
prominent musicians
The Kings of Memphis,” he says. “It was
like
Smalls,
basically a series devoted to B.B. King
Marvin Gaye and Ray
and Elvis, kind of a tribute. I had been
Charles. “I love paint-
looking at a lot of Henri Matisse’s work
ing classic things and
that year in classes and he’s kind of the
of
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Biggie
feature master of color. So when I sat down to
permeates through her products. Each
paint those, I thought to myself ‘Who
piece is just a little bit different, making
says I can’t do this, too?’”
for a myriad of accessory combinations
And while Brittney had early ambitions
that, like her husband’s work, presents a
to become a painter, a similar revela-
modern twist on an everyday subject. “I
tion during a class at the University of
work with several different materials:
Memphis set her on the path she walks
wood, stone, vinyl, lots and lots of dif-
today. “I had to take a ceramics course
ferent things,” she says. “I kind of delve
as a prerequisite for my degree. It was
into whatever I need to when I have an
a little nerve-wracking at first because,
idea in mind.”
as a painter, I wasn’t even sure why I
Current projects for Brittney include
had to do it,” she says. “But it was the
a myriad of custom promotional prod-
best thing I’ve ever done. Had I not been
ucts for Hoot+Louise including custom
introduced to that medium, I wouldn’t
pouches and a lead stamp featuring
be doing what I am today.”
the store’s matriarchs, as well as con-
Brittney learned the ropes of sculp-
tinued development in her role as proj-
ture and composition through masterful
ect manager for the city’s Urban Art
Memphians like Nancy White and Greeley
Commission.
Myatt, imbued with a crafty nature that
“Brittney’s stuff is really calculated and I tend to be a little bit more loose with my style.”
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Sarah Forbess
he work of Sarah Forbess pres-
says. “It has a giant old tree busting
ents the mythical, the mysteri-
through it. It is so beautiful to me to see
ous and the slightly macabre.
what men can do, and how powerful
Her love of illustration and painting
began at an early age, thumbing through
nature is. It gives me a strange feeling of hope.”
various vintage comic books in search
At 18, Forbess began to ask around at
of inspiration. “When I was a child,
all the tattoo shops in Memphis about
my grandfather collected comics and
apprenticing. She was greeted with
I would just fly through the pages and
indifference, so she moved to North
consume as much as I could of the art,”
Carolina for college and decided to put
she says. This influence, combined with
off tattooing until after graduation.
a proclivity toward the ugly beauty that
“It felt like the only thing I ever really
comes along with adding a slight twist to
wanted to do, and no matter whatever
some of nature’s creatures, has shaped
else I was doing, there was this thing
the overall style of Forbess’ work. From
gnawing at me that said that I should be
a two-headed deer sleeping peacefully
tattooing.”
to a vengeful raven sporting four eyes,
Despite numerous moves in her life,
a melting pot of mythological influence
Forbess says she always seems to gravi-
permeates her portfolio.
tate back toward the MidSouth. “Mem-
While her watercolor paintings beckon
phis holds a big chunk of my heart,
the style of Aaron Horkey and James
because it is really the only place I have
Jean, Forbess sees the city of Memphis
ever felt was home. I feel like I fit here,”
as her muse. Recent works from Forbess
she says. Luckily, Forbess found a true
include album covers, T-shirt designs
home at Underground Art, a local tattoo
and show posters for local heavy-metal
parlor with a clientele perfectly suited to
bands like Crowlord and Chaos Theory.
her unique style. “Drawing for tattoos is
“One of my favorite places in Memphis
different than drawing on paper, so I’m
is this wall right off Elzey Avenue,” she
trying to learn to do it better,” she says.
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Courtney Santo
C
ourtney Santo was raised in a
row and was selected as Redbook maga-
first trip where I missed Memphis, and
small, blue-collar city just out-
zine’s inaugural entry in its new book
so when I closed my eyes and pictured
side of Portland, Oregon. “I grew
club, Redbook READS.
a house on the edge of a river, the water that I pictured wasn’t the Columbia but
up in a family of storytellers. We were
Santo moved to the MidSouth in 2005
poor. We didn’t have a television, and
when her husband was offered a teach-
we didn’t have money to eat out,” Santo
ing position at the University of Mem-
Authors like John Steinbeck and Alice
says. “Our entertainment consisted of
phis. “I figured I’d exchange one river
Monroe inspire Santo’s work, as well as
epic battles of Risk and trying to tell a
town for another—only I had no concept
Southern writers like Peter Taylor, Ten-
better story than my grandfathers—both
of how different the Mississippi is from
nessee Williams and Eudora Welty. “One
of whom could keep a room captive with
the Columbia,” Santo says. “Before we
of my great tragedies was being told that
their stories.” There’s no arguing that she
even got to our house, I made my hus-
I could never be a Southern writer—and
inherited her grandfathers’ talents. Her
band take me and the children down to
it’s true if you are born here, all you can
first novel The Roots of the Olive Tree
the river. It was so much smaller and
be is a Southern writer. But if you move
was published in 2012 by William Mor-
muddier than I expected, but it was mov-
here as an adult, all you can be is an
ing fast and that allowed me to connect
admirer of the Southern aesthetic.” Her
the two places—Portland, where I spent
role as a parent also contributes to her
my childhood, and Memphis, where my
creative output. “Being a mother is cen-
own children would spend theirs.”
tral to my identity as a writer—I didn’t
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the Mississippi.”
For her newest book, Three Story House,
seriously start writing until I had my
Santo set the narrative in the MidSouth.
first child. During those long newborn
“By the time I started the second novel,
days when all you do is hold the baby,
I’d been in Memphis for nearly five years
and you are delirious for want of sleep,
and I’d begun to feel like I understood
I started writing The Roots of the Olive
its rhythms and its energies,” she says.
Tree,” Santo says. “Long sentences and
She began writing the novel while on a
scenes—I’d talk my way through as my
family vacation that took her in a giant
daughter slept. Having a child makes
loop from Memphis to the Grand Can-
you want to be the best version of you.”
yon, west to San Diego, north to Portland
Three Story House will be in stores
and back down to Memphis. “It was the
August 19.
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Geoffrey Brent Shrewsbury
A
fter moving out on his own at
Comply, his current hard-
age 17, Geoffrey Brent Shrews-
core-punk band, just com-
bury purchased his first cam-
pleted a new album and are
era from a local pawn shop and taught
planning a fall tour. More
himself photography by capturing the
recently, Shrewsbury was
gritty punk-rock nightclubs that played
a producer at the PBS affili-
host to a very special sect of the Bluff
ate in Jackson, Mississippi,
City. “That camera, plus my time and
and has directed commer-
place in the ‘punk’ scene, set in motion
cials for several national
many of the creative outlets I follow to
brands. He just completed
this day,” he says. “I still have over 13,000
a screenplay and has plans
cataloged negatives and tens of thou-
for a new feature film to
sands of digital images.” From there, he
be produced and shot in Memphis, and
home in Midtown Memphis. “I used to
would become something of a Renais-
he continues to work on his documen-
live in one of the now-up-and-coming
sance man — photographer, filmmaker
tary Driving for Freedom, which looks at
neighborhoods. I’m glad I could expe-
and musician, until receiving his Bach-
the benefits of gasoline conservation
rience it while it was raw and forgot-
elor of Fine Arts in Film and Television
and the need for fuel alternatives. “It’s
ten,” he says. Shrewsbury spent a lot of
from New York University and embark-
an issue that’s not going away and, as
time at the house occupied by infamous
ing on a career that attempts to fuse all
a former mechanic, something I feel
Memphis punk band Man with Gun
three. “[It was] quite a feat that I was
very strongly about and connected to,”
Lives Here. “The Man with Gun house
accepted, considering I graduated from
he says.
and that scene were my introduction
He was born in Sommerville, New Jer-
to punk, urban Memphis and some
Over the years, Shrewsbury has created
sey, the son of an airline pilot father and
friends I still have to this day,” Shrews-
videos for Memphis bands like the Lost
a flight attendant mother. “They split up
bury says. “We had some wild nights,
Sounds and the Oblivians, even shoot-
when I was four years old. My mom, not
mostly sober, staying up late, recording
ing the cover photo for the Oblivians’
wanting to go all the way back home
music, shooting water balloons out of a
last record. He toured Europe with his
to Mississippi, settled us in Memphis
slingshot over buildings. Midtown was
own band Vegas Thunder, whose mem-
in July 1980, shortly after I turned five.”
a different place then. It was desolate,
bers included Lucero’s Ben Nichols. No
In the mid 1990s, Shrewsbury made his
and it was ours.”
high school with a 1.6 GPA.”
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Love, Set, Lunch! A lavish ladies luncheon inspired by the 1960’s “preppy” tennis era Photography by DAVID MOLNAR
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entertaining
T
ENNIS IS THE PERFECT EXCUSE to get together for some friendly competition and work up an appetite. Get inspired to host your own “match” this summer with tips from expert party planners Michelle Hope and Jaime Newsom of Social Butterflies, LLC.
Setting the scene Hope and Newsom teamed up with floral designer Tanarah Haney to create a show-stopping set. The team designed the look using tall, floral-like hedges that serve as anchors for connecting the vintage wooden rackets. For the table, the girls used an extrawide surface to display an elaborate place setting consisting of tennis rackets, balls and a colorful place setting. Inspired by the preppy 60s era, Hope and Newsom dressed the table in silk and plaid linen (custom made by Mosaic). The white table linen, piped in Kelly green and finished with box pleats, added an additional preppy touch. Glass coral
Tips on creating this look at home:
chargers were used to give place settings a bold pop of color and tie in to the preppy plaid accents on cushions and linen napkins. Topping off the
Setting the Table
Decorative Accents
lavish table are a mixture of crystal and coral
For a colorful place setting,
Vintage
glassware, which give the table an additional
consider
plastic
chased from Ebay, but local
vintage touch.
chargers from any local store
thrift stores and garage sales
and spray painting them coral
are also great places to find
or Kelly green.
tennis props. “Sweat bands are
purchasing
rackets
were
pur-
another fun accent that you Use What You Have
can use as napkin rings,” adds
To add width to your home
Hope and Newsom.
table, the experts recommend adding a piece of plywood to
Setting
the top of any 6’ or 8’ table
“Host the luncheon outside,
surface. Chargers take up a lot
or even courtside,” suggests
of room on a table and adding
Social Butterflies. “The green
a large floral design requires
backdrop will add to the ambi-
extra space.
ance.”
Attention to Detail
Create Ambience
Use tennis balls as place card
Local hardware stores or gar-
holders by cutting slits into the
den centers have cost-effective
top for a card. Consider shav-
plants you could use in creat-
ing off a piece at the bottom to
ing a centerpiece. Add rack-
keep balls from rolling of the
ets or tennis balls to enhance
table.
them. If fresh flowers are not in the budget, the experts suggest using props as a centerpiece
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1. Cake pops make for a fun desert. 2. Plaid cushions add a preppy touch to the wood farm settee and chairs.3. Linen balloon chairs make for lavish seating at this ladies luncheon. 4. A colorful menu rests atop china plates wrapped in mini green tennis net. 5. Sliced tennis balls were used for placecard holders.
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entertaining Farmers Market Salad Ingredients:
THE MENU Farmers Marke
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Herb Roasted
Salad
Chicken
Lemon Pies e
Spiked Lemonad
• 1 package of organic mixed baby greens • 1 head of organic butter lettuce, chopped • 3–4 Heirloom tomatoes, cut into chunks (check the farmers market!) • Dill pickles, diced (I like Claussen’s) • Feta cheese crumbles, sprinkle to taste • Toasted sunflower seeds (toast in oven on 350° for 3-5 min) • Green Goddess dressing (store bought) or your own homemade version
Directions: 1. Toss all ingredients together in a large bowl. The juice from the tomatoes and pickles creates a nice, light dressing. 2. Serve with Green Goddess dressing drizzled lightly over top.
Spiked Lemonade Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 ounces gin • 1 1/2 ounces Pimm’s No. 1 liqueur • 4 ounces (1/2 cup) good lemonade (I like Simply Lemonade brand) • 7-Up for fizz, just to top off the drink. • Lemon rounds/slices
Directions:
Herb Roasted Chicken stuffed with goat cheese Ingredients:
• 6 split chicken breasts, bone in and skin on (you may need to request this from the butcher)
• 12 oz. of goat cheese ( I prefer the log so it’s easy to slice) • Fresh basil
• Fresh oregano • Salt & Pepper • Grape Seed Oil
Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 2. Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with the grape seed oil. 3. Place chicken breasts on sheet and cut skin on one side (on top) to create a pocket for stuffing. 4. Slice the goat cheese into 1-1/2” slices and stuff under the skin of the chicken. 5. Spray or brush grape seed oil on top of skin and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. 6. Mince fresh herbs and sprinkle liberally on top of chicken breasts. 7. Roast in oven for 30-35 min, or until juices run clear. 8. Let chicken rest on counter covered with foil for 5 minutes before serving.
Frozen Lemon Ice Box Pie Ingredients:
• 1 large graham cracker pie • 1 1/4 cups fresh lemon • 8 large egg yolks crust, store bought juice, plus 2 tablespoons • Canned whipped cream • 2 14–ounce cans sweetened finely grated lemon zest condensed milk
Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 325°. 2. In a medium bowl, whisk the condensed milk with the lemon juice. In another bowl, using a mixer, beat the lemon zest with the egg yolks until pale. Beat in the condensed milk mixture until smooth. 3. Pour the filling into the crust. 4. Bake the pie for 25 minutes, until the center jiggles slightly and the edges are set. 5. Transfer the pan to a rack; let cool for 1 hour. 6. Cover the pan with the plastic lid that came with the pie crust and seal edges by pressing down the foil over the lid. 7. Freeze the pie for at least 6 hours. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream and enjoy. 104 JUNE 2014 | Click magazine
1. Pour gin, Pimm’s and lemonade into tall Collins glass 2. Add a few ice cubes and a splash of 7-Up. 3. Finish with a slice of lemon. *If you are feeling fancy, make ice cubes with finely grated lemon zest sprinkled into your tray before freezing and use instead of regular ice cubes for added lemon kick.
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adding fresh pops of color to everyday meals and outdoor celebrations. Whether it’s an after-work steak on the grill, happy hour with your favorite chilled drinks or a frozen treat by the pool.
Broccoli Salad with Bacon & Tomatoes $1.05 per serving Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Makes 8 servings
Ingredients:
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1 head broccoli 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled 1/2 cup chopped red onion 1/2 cup raisins (optional) 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, cubed 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes 1 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1/4 cup granulated sugar Salt, to taste Ground black pepper, to taste
Mason Jar Salad: Keep salads fresh
Directions:
and delicious by layering nutritious
1. Wash broccoli thoroughly. 2. Cut head into florets, and stem into small bite-sized pieces. 3. Place broccoli in medium bowl. Add crumbled bacon, onion, raisins, cheese and cherry tomatoes. 4. In small bowl, combine mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves. 5. Add to broccoli mixture; toss until well coated. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
goodies in a mason jar. Start with dressing on the bottom, then layer veggies, cheese, lettuce and your favorite protein or topping. Everything stays separate and dressing-free until you toss the salad together in a bowl.
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Build Your Own Willpower Losing weight takes focus and determination, even when the sofa beckons Story by DARCI SWISHER
A
FTER A STRESSFUL DAY AT
willpower extensively and published
Another study, probably the one that is
work, Molly Cue often finds she
multiple papers on the topic. In other
most well known, showed that a loss of
lacks the willpower she needs to
words, he explains, if a person practices
willpower is related to low glucose levels,
hit the gym. This is a real issue for Cue,
self
instance, they
Schmeichel says. “Research on self-
of Indianapolis, Ind., who is training for
may by less successful in subsequent
control can help people to find strategies
her first Ironman competition in fall
instances. “Self-control can be thought
for beating bad habits and increasing
2012. But she has worked out a way to
of as a competition between two forces:
their willpower,” he adds. “It may also
get her mind and body on the same page.
impulses and the capacity to exercise
help people to recognize situations in
“I try use my willpower to focus on how
control over impulses,” Schmeichel says.
which willpower is likely to succeed and
I know I will feel after, which is tired, but
But that is no reason to give up on
generally in better spirits overall,” she
trying to exercise willpower, he notes,
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest
says. ”It takes all my willpower to get me
as experiments have pointed to ways
Human Strength (Penguin Press, 2011), a
started. I do almost always feel better
that people can replenish willpower
book detailing one researcher’s extensive
after though.”
when it wanes.
work on willpower, even landed at the top
control
in
one
when it is likely to fail.”
Without realizing it, Cue may have hit
For instance, in one study, subjects
of the New York Times Bestseller List. In
on something. Recent research, and even
who thought about their core values in
it, co-authors Roy F. Baumeister, a Florida
a New York Times bestseller, points to the
life were able to resist temptations that
State University professor, and John
fact that willpower – also known as self-
would have led to a loss of willpower.
Tierney, a New York Times science writer,
control or self-regulation – is not available
“If you can, step back from a tempting
explore willpower in depth, especially
in endless supply. The general idea is
situation and reflect on what’s more
that fact that it is a mental energy that
that “willpower is limited, and can be
important to you,” he explains. Other
glucose in the bloodstream can fuel.
relatively easily depleted,” says Brandon
research has revealed that people who
Baumeister’s research equates willpower
Schmeichel, an associate professor in
believe that they possess an unlimited
to a muscle that can be worn down. His
the department of psychology at Texas
amount of willpower are far more
subjects experienced “ego depletion”
A&M University, who has researched
successful at exercising self-control.
after completing a task that involved
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“Willpower is an important key to success in life,” resisting something. But a sugary drink helped them restock and reload. Tracy Sheehy found some sweets recharged her willpower – even though they were also what were testing it during a 10-day holiday visit to her mom’s. Sheehy, of Kingman, Az., had lost a significant amount of weight during 2011 through diet and exercise, and did not want her accomplishment derailed by the overload of Christmas cookies, desserts and candy she would encounter as soon as she walked in the door. “I told myself, ‘you are not going to eat any Christmas junk and you are not going to gain any holiday weight,’” she says. “I can happily say that I made it to New Year’s Eve (6 days) without one chocolate truffle, cookie or doughnut crossing my lips.” But that night, Sheehy indulged. “It gave me the willpower to get right back to it the next day,” she says. “I was able to maintain my willpower until returning home.” The result: Not a pound gained in the 10 days Sheehy visited her family. Those whose willpower has failed them in the past should not give up hope. Research is pointing to practice making perfect where willpower is concerned, which is good news for something that is actually very vital, Schmeichel notes. “Willpower is an important key to success in life,” Schmeichel notes. “People who succeed at self-control enjoy more satisfying relationships, earn better grades in school, more money, report less anxiety and live longer. They are also less likely to be incarcerated than people who tend to fail at self-control. A good case can be made that if we were all that much better at self-control, we would all be that much better off in life.”
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North Mississippi Hill Country Blues Picnic Festival Waterford, Mississippi will host the ninth annual North Mississippi Hill Country Blues Picnic Festival on June 27 an 28. The event, which serves to celebrate and appreciate the unique brand of blues music borne from the Delta, will feature acts like the Kenny Brown Band, Cedric Burnside, the Dwayne Burnside Band, Rev. John Wilkins, the Garry Burnside Band, Robert Belfour, the David Kimbrough Band, Joe Ayers, Blue Mother Tupelo, Rocket 88, the Eric Deaton Trio, Solar Porch and more.
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