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ina Ghaffari, 34, is transcendent in the world of Iranian fashion. She blends what she has learned in the United States and the Middle East, creating clothes that combine elements from the styles of both cultures. “I want my clothes to be transferable, from country to country, region to region,” she says. “The goal is for each piece to no longer be considered traditional Islamic attire.” She was raised in Mississippi in a multicultural household, born to an American mother and Iranian father. “I stuck out like a sore thumb,” she says. “I learned quickly that my father raised me a little differently than others. I was very conscious of this.” After accepting a job in cancer research in Tehran, Iran, her father decided to move Ghaffari, along with her sister and mother, to Iran in 1999. Though she had dreams of going to London and then New York City to pursue fashion, she eventually saw that Iran was the perfect choice for her fashion exploration and creative exercise. She began working in fashion design in 2001. “I experimented with (shapes and styles that were) unconventional in Iran at the time, challenging the status quo,” she says. “We had to go underground. For security purposes, I covered the eyes of female models

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to hide their identities.” She says she also wanted them to be as unrevealing as possible while also making a statement. She was the first to have a co-ed fashion show with co-ed models and a co-ed audience since the country’s regime change in 1970. However, Ghaffari says she felt like an outcast in Iran. She knew that her upbringing in the U.S. was unorthodox compared to the way children are raised in Iran. She says she yearned to belong, but eventually, she began to understand the power of individuality, the liberty associated with not belonging to any label. “I see similarities with Iran and Mississippi,” she says. “Both have this creative fuse, waiting to be lit when the right people come along with the desire and fuel to light it.” She lived in Iran for 11 years, but in 2010, she decided it was time to leave. She is currently enrolled at Hinds Community College, where she is working toward an associate’s degree. She plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in disaster displacement with a focus on human rights, along with her passion to pursue economic and social justice for women and children across the world. Ghaffari says she hopes to work handson with refugees, teach fashion to women in war-torn countries to help them become self-sufficient and help refugee children get an education. —Mike McDonald

cover photo of Ashley Peusch, Chanceller Hood, Nicole Powers by Imani Khayyam

11 Foster Care Receives Funding Mississippi’s foster-care system received needed funding to hire 200 social workers in hopes to comply with the Olivia Y court order.

24 High-Society Lows

Author Anton DiSclafani writes about a wealthy neighborhood in Houston, Texas, in her newest novel.

28 Green Ghost of Tacos “It all started with a good idea of just bringing some good tacos to Mississippi.”

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by Maya Miller, Deputy News Editor

A Flower Child at Heart

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veryone who knows me knows that I’m a flower child at heart. I recycle. I meditate. I run (though not as often as I would like), and every now and then, I like to dig my fingers and toes into the rich Mississippi soil of my greatgrandmother’s garden, pluck fresh tomatoes and clip hydrangeas to put by my bedside or weave into my hair. If I could, I would probably live in an eternal summer filled with sun and water, plant sunflowers by day, and spend my nights writing and reading beside an open window while the crickets chirp the night away. Flower child, I tell you. There’s something refreshing about the changing seasons, and I experience it more when the trees bloom and storefronts open their doors to greet those rising from their hibernation under long sleeves and knee high boots. By shedding my winter clothes and the cold that clings to me when the sun sets before I’m ready for it to, I feel reborn. I stuff my chunky sweaters and fleece-lined leggings into plastic bins and pull out the denim shorts and sandals, and when I feel that first ray of sun on my back, I am recharged. This summer will be my first out of my mother’s house, and while I miss the luxury that comes from living in suburbia, I’m happy to know that I will be able to fully experience all that the city has to offer this year. I’m free to be an adult, to attend dinner parties and go to brunch and have one too many mimosas, but also hold onto my inner child and cannonball into pools and gorge myself on gelato from La Brioche. There are so many things happening around Jackson this summer that I refuse to believe that I will ever be bored. Summer is when the city awakens, so it’s best if we use these months, no matter how hot they are, to fall in love with home again.

Summer is also a time to grow and to travel, and then share all that you’ve learned when you make your way back home, recharged and rested. In June, I get to travel to New York City as a John Jay Center on Media, Crime and Justice fellow in partnership with the Tow Foundation to write about mental health and juvenile justice in Mississippi. I will meet reporters and researchers from all over the country to discuss a better

to Fondren when I was 16 simply because she was craving a burger from Rooster’s, and now I can name almost every business that lines the historic district’s streets. Spend some time reconnecting with your passions, such as running, writing, volunteering and getting your hands dirty. If you don’t have a passion, find one and see what sticks. In all of this, I urge you all to just have fun. I may only be 22 years old,

Let the warmth and happiness that reside in you flourish and adorn everyone that you love and care about, even strangers. way to write about mental health and our troubled kids. I feel like my summer is going to be filled with growth and intense revelations, which is what a new season is all about, right? This year, I urge you all to find yourself this summer, whether it’s while sitting on the dock of the reservoir or on the outdoor patio with friends at one of Jackson’s many local restaurants. Embrace your inner summer, and let the warmth and happiness that reside within you flourish and adorn everyone that you love and care about, even strangers you meet. Take a walk through Belhaven, Fondren, midtown or downtown and make a new friend. Make a day trip out of going to a new shop and restaurant that you’ve never been to. My mother introduced me

but I’ve already learned that adulthood is stressful, and the key to dealing with it is to manage your stress and make time for the fun things. Make a habit out of doing at least one relaxing thing a day, or if your schedule can’t be changed that much, at least once a week. Do yoga. Run in a local park. Journal outside underneath a tree. Get a head start on the summer by grabbing lunch at Food Truck Fridays, going on now until June at Smith Park. Instead of heading home on the first Thursday of the June and August, hit up Fondren and mingle with the hundreds who are all there to have a good time. The May event had record attendance numbers, so who knows what this summer holds for the event. Pet all the dogs to

your heart’s content or even adopt a dog. Adopt all of the dogs. Or, if you can’t right now, join Community Animal Rescue & Adoption’s Adopt-a-Leash program, where you pay for a dog’s leash monthly and walk it and spend as much time with the furry friend that you want. Design a costume for the second annual Mississippi Comic Con, or hang out at the Mississippi Museum of Art on the third Thursday of every month. There, you can see artwork from your favorite artists, listen to music from local artists, and enjoy dishes from Nick Wallace’s monthly ‘sipp Sourced pop-up menu and the food trucks that often line the block. (This Friday is the third annual Dinner and a Movie: A Food Truck Festival). Take a second to breathe in some fresh air, let the sun beam down upon you and bury your toes within freshly mown grass, and just be. Enjoy the summer while it’s here. It’ll be gone before you know it, so celebrate the warm weather as much as you can. In this issue, you’ll find, along with blurbs on local events and a few fun little summer items, listings for many events this summer. There’s something in here for everyone, whether you life food and drinks, or are LGBT, or want to support the community, or you just want to find something to do. This issue celebrates summer and the things we love and want to do in Jackson. So come on in. Enjoy the summer time with us. And don’t forget your sunscreen. Deputy News Editor and flower childin-training Maya Miller writes about crime, music, art and her ever-growing obsession with Beyoncé. Email her news tips (or your plans for the summer) at maya@jacksonfreepress.com. To see what’s happening in Jackson, visit jfp.ms/events.

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Latasha Willis

Micah Smith

Jessica Smith

Amber Helsel

Tim Summers Jr.

Sierra Mannie

Arielle Dreher

Myron Cathey

Events Editor Latasha Willis is a native Jacksonian, a freelance graphic designer and the mother of one cat. See her design portfolio at latashawillis. com. She compiled the arts preview listings.

Music Editor Micah Smith is a longtime fan of music, comedy and all things “nerd.” He is married to a great lady, has two dog-children named Kirby and Zelda, and plays music as Empty Atlas. He coordinated the cover package.

Freelance writer Jessica Smith is a musician and community activist. Outside of writing, she enjoys exploring parts of the city that are unknown to her but, most of all, meeting new people and building relationships. She wrote about the Mississippi Craft Beer Festival.

Assistant Editor Amber Helsel is a foodie-in-training and an artist, and her favorite pastime is people watching. Her patronus charm is a cat. Email her story ideas at amber@jackson freepress.com. She wrote about summer activities.

City Reporter Tim Summers Jr. enjoys loud live music, teaching his cat to fetch, long city council meetings and FOIA requests. Send him story ideas at tim@jacksonfreepress.com. He wrote about city budget and legal issues.

Education Reporting Fellow Sierra Mannie’s opinions of the Ancient Greeks can’t be trusted nearly as much as her opinions of Beyoncé. She wrote about school behavior systems at JPS.

News Reporter Arielle Dreher is working on finding some new hobbies and adopting an otter from the Jackson Zoo. Email her story ideas at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com. She wrote about foster care and solar power.

Sales and Marketing Consultant Myron Cathey is from Senatobia. He is a graduate of Jackson State University and enjoys traveling, music and spending time with family and friends.

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“They (solar panels) are working great. I don’t think we have any identified challenge.”

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— Aaron Hill, manager of transmission planning at Entergy’s Hinds County Solar Plant, speaking about the new project

Wednesday, May 11 A federal judge rules that Michael Slager, a white former South Carolina police officer facing a state murder charge in the shooting death of unarmed black motorist Walter Scott, will remain free on bail after his indictment. Thursday, May 12 The Mississippi Department of Education announces that 87 percent of 39,000 public-school third graders passed the state’s reading test on the first try this year.

‘External Threats’: City Takeover Talk Complicates Budget Skirmish by Tim Summers Jr.

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he Jackson City Council and Mayor Tony Yarber sparred last week over the newest revelations about the small amount of reserve funds that remain in City coffers and the potential cuts that this could bring. The debate occurred

said during the May 12 special meeting of the Council. “Transparency is wonderful, but a display like this … we need to sit down and go through these things.” “Our internal differences are not greater than our external threats,” Stamps said durImani Khayyam

Friday, May 13 President Obama issues a directive offering “significant guidance” to school districts on curbing sex-based discrimination in schools. … U.S. District Judge Debra Brown rules that Mississippi’s Cleveland school district must merge its high schools and middle schools to achieve racial desegregation.

Rep. Mark Baker, R-Brandon, made Facebook comments that led to concerns from council members about the perception of city’s financial situation.

Saturday, May 14 Republican Sen. Terry Burton of Newton is charged with a DUI after running a sport utility vehicle off of Interstate 20 and hitting a sign in Scott County Sunday, May 15 Mourners pack a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Minnetonka, Minn., for a memorial for megastar Prince, who worshipped there before he died last month.

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Monday, May 16 The Supreme Court asks lower courts to re-examine a dispute between faith-based groups and the Obama administration over birth control in a search for a compromise.

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Tuesday, May 17 A group of Mississippi House Republicans email a letter directly to state Superintendent Dr. Carey Wright, asking her to step down unless the Mississippi Department of Education swiftly reverses its decision to follow the president’s guidelines on protecting transgender students’ rights. … The Republicanled House Rules Committee strips a provision from the annual defense policy bill that would have required women between the ages of 18 and 25 to sign up for a military draft.

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against the backdrop of discussions between state and local Republicans indicating they were considering a conservatorship bill next legislative session. The tense situation even led one councilman to criticize public transparency. “That’s why I believe that we should be having these meetings behind closed doors,” Ward 4 Councilman De’Keither Stamps

ing the meeting. “We have some external threats that are feeding off all this information and using it against us, to take over our city, to take over our resources.” “We are at war, people,” Stamps said. “And when you are at war, you go behind closed doors and hash this stuff out. We can’t be in this internal strife mode.” Despite Stamps’ frustration, though,

the state open-records law clearly states that any open meetings where the public body would make decisions about policy must be public. Any attempt to hide deliberations about budget issues could be a breach of the state’s ethics laws. How Deep the Cut Goes During a May 12 special meeting of the council to discuss the dwindling reserve fund, the administration laid out numbers that confirmed the council’s concerns, showing the City has only $1.3 million left of its emergency reserve fund, an ordinance-mandated cushion. The revelation came after days of backand-forth between the mayor’s office and the city council, including discussions of methods to stave off worse economic conditions, including cutting funding to “outside agencies,” as the administration called it. Ward 1 Councilman Ashby Foote asked Director of Administration Michelle Battee-Day if she could identify some of those “outside agencies.” “When I think about it, I think about the zoo and our libraries,” Battee-Day said. “We kind of tossed up the idea of condensing the number of libraries we have.” Battee-Day said any cuts to departments would “have to be agreed to from all parties.” more BUDGET, see page 8

Our Take on Takeovers Mississippi Rep. Mark Baker’s threatening to have the state take control of Jackson would rank pretty high in any list of unpopular ideas. But if a takeover is imminent, the JFP has a few ideas for other states that we might be in better hands with. • California could expand Jackson’s film industry and make us Hollywood 2.0. • Nevada turned a desert into a tourist trap. Maybe they could do the same for Farish Street. • Vermont could help Gov. Phil Bryant understand that gender-neutral bathrooms are just, you know, bathrooms.

• Alaska pays most of its permanent residents for living there. Hey, we could all use some extra cash. • Hawaii has the crystalclear water down pat. We bet they’d be willing to share some trade secrets. • New York doesn’t let people shoot guns into the air randomly.

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BUDGET from page 6 “If they aren’t used to their capacity, maybe we could look at condensing them because we do give a general-fund appropriation to their operation,” she said. Mayor Yarber said that his administration would look at each department before bringing more specifics before the council. The mayor’s plan of action at the meeting included an immediate stop to the youth employment and summer enrichment programs “until the City’s reserve has been restored”—although he said at the May 17 council meeting that the youth jobs would remain, but enrichment programs would be cut if they could not meet their cost. Some members of the council, including Council President Melvin Priester Jr., are now asking if the $1.3 million left is the end of the revelations of the budget. “No, no, that’s terrible for a city of our size to have an amount unspent of $1.3 million. We have just shown that we are capable of budget swings.” “It’s never been discussed,” Priester said. “It did just come out of the blue.” Priester said he is concerned with just how little the council was told about the expenditures over the last several months. “It looks as though money has been spent left and right that wasn’t budgeted for

properly,” Priester said. “And now we find ourselves on May 12 looking down the barrel of having to cancel our summer youth program.” Without prior warning, the City could find itself in a last-minute situation with few options. “If there is something wrong,

“We are at war, people.” I would rather talk about it now than talk about it later,” Priester said. “I like to be ahead of the ballgame.” ‘Tongue-in-cheek’ In light of the recent budget revelations, not to mention the airport “takeover” bill, Republican comments drew media attention for their mention of taking over Jackson. In particular, Rep. Mark Baker, R-Brandon, floated a conservatorship bill on the Facebook wall of Sen. Josh Harkins, R-Flowood. Harkins authored the successful airport bill last session. “Pete: if you think what we do with the airport is so bad, you’re going to really hate it when we pass a conservator law for municipalities like we have for school districts,”

Baker posted. “Fair warning, they get it together or we will.” “I’m going to start drafting something this summer,” Baker followed up some lines later. “I’ll send you a draft for review.” Baker has not denied the comments, and told WLBT last week that “I’m working on it. This is something I’m looking at.” Although Baker did not respond to inquiries about the source of the comments, Gov. Phil Bryant said he wasn’t aware of it, telling WLBT, “I don’t see any universe in which I would take over responsibility for the City of Jackson.” On the Facebook page, Hinds County Republican Chairman Pete Perry responded to Baker, saying that “if the legislature were to bring up such a bill I would help lead the parade.” Perry is also a member of the 1-percent sales-tax commission and recently publicly disagreed with the mayor over whether or not the City can use funds from the commission to address loan payments for the Mississippi Department of Health-mandated corrosioncontrol compliance plan to deal with water contamination. Harkins, whose father Gary Harkins is the Rankin County Republican chairman, later said it was ribbing between members of the local Republican contingent. “It was kind of tongue-in-cheek,” Harkins told the Jackson Free Press. “It was just kind of a light-hearted, joking banter.” Harkins said the situation in Jackson

would have to change significantly before any sort of conservatorship would be viable. “I think it would have to be a lot different situation for that to be a relevant conversation,” Harkins said. “I don’t think that is the point where we are now.” Perry, who participated in the “banter” with the other Republicans, said he couldn’t tell whether Baker was serious. “Do you I think he was serious about looking at it or thinking about it? I don’t know,” Perry told the Jackson Free Press. “I think he is like a lot of people saying something has got to be done, but nobody really knowing what needs to be done.” However, Perry added that something has to be done about the way the City is being run, and that others have shared the same concerns with him. “I have had plenty of serious discussions about how the city somehow has to run better,” Perry said. “We obviously can’t get the finances straight. Something needs to change, but I am not sure what that is.” The City administration responded to the Republican takeover threat with a simple statement. “Although we have not seen any documents, the governor’s position is clear,” city spokeswoman Shelia Byrd said. Email city reporter Tim Summers, Jr. at tim@jacksonfreepress.com. Read more about the budget debate at jfp.ms/citybudget.

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or more than 20 days in 2015, disabled 58-year-old Jerome Bell slept on the concrete floor of a cell with no cushion or mattress in a crowded Hinds County jail. He was for a traffic violation. Bell is one of seven plaintiffs in a classaction lawsuit leveled against the City of Jackson for a process that the complaint in the case refers to as the “pay or stay” policy of the municipal court. The plaintiffs’ attorneys are Jacob W. Howard and J. Cliff Johnson of the MacArthur Justice Center, along with Alec Karakatsanis of the Equal Justice Under Law organization in Washington, D.C., who are part of a national movement to stop what they called “debtor’s prisons,” where people who can afford fines, often for minor offenses, have to sit in jails. “As Mississippians, we understand the devastating reality of poverty,” Johnson said in a press statement. “We should not tolerate a system in which those with money pay their court debts and return to their comfortable homes while those who are poor and unable to pay are thrown into what essentially are debtors’ prisons. It is our sincere hope that

Council President Melvin Priester Jr. could not confirm that the City is ready to settle the class-action suit against it for “pay or stay” policy in Municipal Court.

the City of Jackson will cease this practice immediately and thereby set an example for the many other Mississippi cities engaged in the same or similar conduct.” The policy is that defendants are told that they can either pay the fine for accumu-

lated penalties, sometimes in the thousands of dollars, go to work or sit out the cost of their fine in jail. “It is the policy and practice of the City to use incarceration, and the threat of incarceration, to coerce payments from impover-

ished debtors and their family and friends,” the complaint alleges. “The City’s prosecutors and other officials call this scheme the City’s ‘pay or stay’ policy.” Hauled Off to Jail Bell was arrested in early July 2015 and brought to Municipal Court to address charges that he allegedly owed the city $4,759 for “traffic violations and related fines, fees and costs.” Bell, disabled and unable to work, uses a small Social Security check and other sources, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and a monthly “Senior Citizen box” from a local church, to feed not only himself but his partner, who also lives with him in Jackson, and her teenage grandson. Thus, when the prosecutor and the judge agreed that Bell had only two options, pay or stay, he was hauled off to the Hinds County jail to work off his debt. The problem was, he was physically disabled. So instead of working for the county at the penal farm for the $58 a day

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City to Settle Soon, Maybe Bell’s experience mirrors that of the other plaintiffs. For instance, the plaintiffs range from 61-year-old James Sheppard to 25-year-old Marteze Harris. Michael Davis, a 34-year-old Jackson resident with a physical disability, faced $19,403.81 for “traffic

violations and misdemeanor offenses.” None of them had the ability, at the time of conviction, to pay or address the fine. Most of them, the complaint states, had no savings, cash or significant assets. Most were subsisting on disability payments. And this common experience gives their claim weight, as court documents show that the city is ready to settle. Council President Melvin Priester Jr. said he could not comment on ongoing litigation. However, the court docket states that during a conference call before Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker, the City’s legal counsel “advised that the proposed settlement agreement was presented to the City Council for approval at their May 3 meeting and that the settlement was approved in principle.” “The attorneys are preparing a revised settlement agreement and will submit same to the Jackson City Council for final approval at their June 7, 2016, meeting.” Email city reporter Tim Summers Jr. at tim@jacksonfreepress.com. Read more local stories at jfp. ms/localnews.

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n May 16, Public Works Director Kishia Powell spoke to the Jackson City Council on the status of the water-sewer revenue numbers, which have suffered as of late due to difficulties implementing certain parts of the $90-million Siemens contract, especially billing and collections. Powell presented numbers to the council from October 2015 to the first week of May 2016. The projected revenue for each month, in order for the City to reach the required budgeted amount, is $6,027,323.50. The City has never reached that amount, during this period, and while sales for the city has hovered below $6 million, collections for the last three months has been between $4.3 million and $4.8 million. “The $2.6 million for one week of sales for May is promising,” Powell said at the May 16 meeting. “In terms of sales, we are getting better at approaching the budgeted revenue, but our collections are still down.” She cited several reasons for the low collections, including the layover from the period of time when customers were not getting their bills. The reason some customers received abnormally large bills in recent weeks is now the City is billing them the amount they owed for all the time before, she said. Powell said the City was not performing shutoffs during the last several months but will start again soon. “We are going to be announcing that we are going to be resuming the shutoffs for delinquent bills, but that will be in a limited fashion,” she said. Her department will investigate 111 locations that have a new meter but not an active account for shutoff. “We are doing that in addition to pulling illegal connections that have been identified,” she said.

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it earns, he earned only $25 per day against his fines. If Bell had been able to work, he would have been a free man again after 82 days, preferable to about 190 days in jail, which is what the “sit” rate of $25 would have allowed. After 35 days, the Municipal Court released Bell only after his attorneys asked a judge to reconsider because “he was too poor to pay his debt and thus that the City must offer him an opportunity to perform public service or some other alternative to payment or incarceration.” The judge ruled that Bell, a physically disabled man, would have to work 500 hours of community service without any accommodations for his disability. Eventually, the complaint states, Bell was put on a payment plan of $25 a month.

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t’s a relatively overcast day, but the rows of solar panels are the grid to power people’s homes and businesses. end was one of the Hinds County plant’s best-performing tilted to face where the sun could be shining if the clouds “It’s producing energy that’s being used. It’s part of a days. The plant generated about 400 to 500 watts of DC parted. The backs of the panels are mirrored, reflecting study first to learn how feasible solar is in Mississippi because power, which amounts to power for about 58 houses. the green glass below them, giving off a On a cloudy day, the plant generates sort of space-age vibe. Solar energy is what less power, but Entergy is not using solely it sounds like: it’s generating power from the solar panels to generate energy in Hinds sunlight, and in parts of Mississippi, the sun County. The combined cycle natural gas is at least in part responsible for turning on turbine, which sits on the same land as the your lights. solar plant, just behind the row of solar pan Last spring, Entergy announced it els, produces power in conjunction with the would invest $4.5 million into three solar panels. So on a day like Mother’s Day, the plants in Mississippi. Entergy mainly serves turbine didn’t need to generate as much enthe western half of the state. The plants were ergy as normal—it’s balanced out with the set in three different regions of the state to panels so the two compliment each other. test weather patterns: DeSoto County, Jackson and Brookhaven. The solar panels came Testing Real-Time Effects from the Stion Corporation in Hattiesburg. Entergy will provide feedback to the The plants began producing power state’s public-service commission as the around the new year, and the Jackson plant plants continue to produce energy and they had its official opening ceremony last week. learn whether a set-tilt system (like they have The Hinds County plant differs from in DeSoto and Brookhaven) works betthe other two in that its panels electroniter than the tracking system used in Hinds cally track the sun, so every nine minutes County. A website, solarems.net/kiosks/337, the panels tilt one degree, tracking the sun tracks all three plants and updates every 15 Aaron Hill, manager of transmission planning at Entergy’s solar plant in Hinds County, shows off the panels, which are on a tracking system to follow the Sun. throughout the day. minutes to show how much power each so Aaron Hill is the manager of transmislar plant is producing. sion planning at the plant, and he explained Currently, power distribution is imhow the panels work. The panels absorb the sunlight, which a lot of the data that you read is from Arizona, California, mediate, meaning that any energy the panel produces must creates DC power, then sends that power to a white inverter more of a drier climate,” Hill said. “So how does a moist en- be used immediately and sent out to the grid. Hill and his box, which is about the size of a large wardrobe located to the vironment, a humid, tropical environment, how does that team are learning what the real-time effects of this are. side of the rows of panels. The inverter converts DC power work for us?” more SOLAR, see page 11 to AC power, which goes right up on a power line and out to Only time will tell. So far, Hill says Mother’s Day week-

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SOLAR from page 9 “We’re studying how the output of the solar (project) matches how you and I use power in our house, how it matches our load profile,” Hill said. “The peak of our system is more in the late afternoon and close to or after the solar stops producing, so that’s what we’re looking at, too.” In summer, the solar plants might produce power at the peak times of use because the sun is out later, but Hill said some data in the solar energy community suggest that extreme heat bothers production. “I can’t tell you if that’s true, but we’ll see, we’ll look at that,” Hill said. “We’ll have to see in the summer if it’s more

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More Difficult in History Earlier this month, Bryant and Chandler were both guest speakers at the Mississippi Children’s Mental Health Summit.

Bryant told the audience that despite one of change. Chandler hopes new social workers partment is monitoring how social workers the “most difficult budget cycles in history,” will have between 12 and 15 cases, especially are certifying foster parents, especially in light of the court monitor’s January report finding the Legislature managed to allocate an addi- to comply with the court order. “They are going to give us an opportu- that an infant died within five days of being tional $33 million to the new department. Bryant said Chandler will have the ability to nity to meet all of the objectives that are in in the state’s custody. The certification is soreform the agency and make hiring and fir- the interim court order,” Chandler told the cial workers’ responsibility and an extensive process that can take anywhere ing decisions as needed. between six months to a year. “If you’re not dedicated or “A social worker has to be not getting your job done, this job trained to do those home studies. is too important to have someone It’s a rather specific type of activwho doesn’t care,” Bryant told the ity, and they must have the proper crowd. knowledge and the proper skills to Bryant acknowledged that complete those certifications for while the state has made progress on the parents who want to serve,” the issue, the work is not done. BryChandler said. ant said Chandler would have im Potential foster parents mediate access to him as a departmust be screened themselves as ment commissioner. well as their homes, and a lot of Chandler admits that his new homes end up in gray areas, where department’s transformation will they could be potentially certified not be immediate. What will change but might not have a fire extinquickly, and why the department guisher or one of the many speneeds $33 million in additional cific requirements. funding, is its staffing problem. Certifying potential foster The new pay scale raises the parents requires a certain amount compensation of all department of smarts as well as a specific kind workers and specialists; over half of training, Chandler says. He also of the new hires will be frontline plans to allow new social workers workers in the new department. to take the necessary time to adjust An entry-level family protection to their jobs. specialist, which requires a bach “We can’t have a person elor’s degree in social work, will pay just out of college with a B.S. demore than $29,000. Previously, the gree and give them 50 parents to state’s family-protection specialists David Chandler will serve as the commissioner of the certify,” Chandler said. in the department made $27,600. state’s new Department of Child Protection Services, due to legislation passed this session. “We have to break them in A senior-level family protection speslowly with a trained social worker cialist, which requires an applicant to be a licensed social worker and have ex- Jackson Free Press. “But the bottom line is going with them for a period of time—so perience or a master’s degree, will now pay they want to make sure that there are proper this whole process is going to take some numbers of social workers to adequately care time.” upwards of $35,000 starting July 1. Imani Khayyam contributed reporting. Chandler said some social workers in for the children.” Email state reporter Arielle Dreher at arielle@ the field had almost 50 cases at a time—a jacksonfreepress.com and follow her on Twitter problem that with the new department’s Screening Foster Parents Another primary focus of the new de- at @arielle_amara. massive hiring cycle this summer should

(production), or spring or fall may be the peak time. I’m not sure, yet.” ‘Walk Before They Can Run’ At a public meeting last week, Central District Public Service Commissioner Cecil Brown said the solar plants were a way for Entergy to “walk before they can run” to make sure they know how solar is going to work in Mississippi before they roll out more plants. Brown told Hinds County residents that the way utility companies work is that consumers pay for the power plants that produce electricity. “You are billed for the cost of that (plant), and you are tied to the profit of that, so the thing about these solar facilities is that if they don’t work for some reason and they don’t work

efficiently, you’re going to have to pay for that,” Brown said. Hence, the baby steps in Mississippi. Brown said there are about 15 solar projects statewide, adding that utility companies are testing geographic regions and ways to produce solar energy around the state. In terms of efficiency or costeffectiveness, it will take more time for engineers to look at the solar plants over several months and see how they work in conjunction with other power sources. Hill is optimistic. “They are working great. I don’t think we have any identified challenge,” he said. “I don’t know as compared to the other resources how it has performed, but as far as the solar project, it’s producing power.” Email state reporter Arielle Dreher at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com and follow her on Twitter @arielle_amara.

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he state’s foster-care system has avoided federal receivership—for now. On Friday, May 13, Gov. Phil Bryant signed a law to officially separate the state’s foster-care system from the Mississippi Department of Human Services. While a new court order has yet to be signed, both parties agreed to delay the May court date initially set in the Olivia Y case that highlighted just how bad the state’s system has been in the not-too-distant past. In January, the court monitor’s report detailed the death of an infant only five days after entering the state’s care. Five months later, the new Department of Child Protection Services is in the midst of a mass onboarding of more than 200 social workers to comply with the 12-year-old lawsuit. The court order requires a lot more than just additional social workers for the state’s system, however, and funding was a large part of pushing the next court date back. The Legislature managed to allocate enough funding to the new division (now department) in the 2016 legislative session, and both David Chandler, the commissioner of the new department, and the governor praised lawmakers’ work. Bryant posted a video on Twitter as he signed Senate Bill 2179 last Friday. In the video, he praised the legislative leadership. “We were looking at this bill late last year. The Legislature did such a remarkable job, I’d like to thank the speaker and the lieutenant governor for stepping forward and funding this agency in a difficult year,” Bryant said in the video. “But we are going to provide services for our foster children that are the best in the nation.”

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JPS students have a detailed student code of conduct that outlines punishable behaviors by seriousness. And though it isn’t “all-inclusive” for offenses, it contains an authorized guideline for disciplinary action against trivial behaviors such as not having a hallway pass to graver problems such as drug use or violence against another student or teacher. JPS has intervention plans at every infraction level, ranging from verbal warnings from teachers to suspensions. But the student code of conduct is arranged to curb the escalation of violence before having to resort to ejecting a child from school. PBIS works most effectively, Wallace says, when the school implements strategies as early as possible to set the environment of the building. “When PBIS is implemented as it should be, you’re not going to have what happened (at Forest Hill),” Wallace said, referring to the fighting before the gun entered the equation. “That would be a very discrepant event. When you have a situation that’s challenging as that was, you’ve got to gain control and help others realize you’re going to put a stop to this.” Whether in a school or detention center, Wallace says the PBIS model works best with the right leadership. Schools are supposed to turn in data every quarter in order to help analyze potential behavioral issues at their schools. In addition, schools are expected to teach the framework at their schools; from walking down the hallways, to eating lunch, the adults at the school are supposed to set clear behavioral expectations. “The major factor is leadership,” Wallace said. “We can lead from the district and provide support, but the leader has to take hat initiative on, and they have to take that on. I’m really optimistic about Forest Hill. We’re making very aggressive plans to help them out.” When PBIS works, it doesn’t just improve the school environment; with positive behavior reinforcement, students typically feel better about themselves. “Everyone knows what the expectations are. You are recognized. And I’m not talking about being rewarded necessarily. But we’re building intrinsic recognition. You’re helping to promote a positive environment in your school,” Wallace said about the PBIS alternative. Sierra Mannie is an education reporting fellow for the Jackson Free Press and The Hechinger Report. Email her at sierra@jacksonfreepress.com. Read the “Preventing Violence” series at jfp.ms/preventingviolence.

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hen the parents, students, faculty, and staff at bringing a 22-caliber weapon, a mask, 100 rounds of ammuForest Hill met in the auditorium to discuss nition and two magazines to school with him last month. violence and fighting at the community chat But, McDaniel said, all things considered, the school the night of May 4, the room rang with frus- and the district handled the situation phenomenally. tration at the perceived chaos of the school environment and After a student reported his classmate to principal Regiconcerns about the safety of the students and teachers after a na Lewis, she alerted the school resource officer. They swiftly mom drew her gun during an afterschool fight on campus. and calmly dismissed the students from the classroom until “I want to teach. I don’t want to fight. I don’t want to the student with the gun remained. The officer disarmed and get shot at,” girls’ basketball coach and English teacher Lakia arrested him, sending him into the youth-court system. No Westerfield said. one was harmed. Fighting had been an issue at Forest Hill all school year. “It happened seamlessly, because we trust each other. Students at the meeting said kids were fighting each other, and the school environment was generally disruptive and not conducive to learning. When a parent in the audience asked Dr. Cedrick Gray, superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, how the district would solve the problem, he promised a higher presence of district personnel and help from the Hinds County Sheriff Department. But research says more cops in schools do not solve the problem. In Dr. Cedrick Gray, superintendent of Jackson Public Schools, says that Forest Hill many cases, schools see High School will see increased personnel patrolling the school after reports of consistent fighting at the school. That may not make the school safer, however. even more disruptions in more punitive academic environments, with an increased number of students entering the school-to-prison We work together,” Lewis said. And though she attributes the seamlessness to the efpipeline. In many cases, the Southern Poverty Law Center re- ports in a Spring 2013 issue of “Teaching Tolerance,” school fectiveness of her team at North Gulfport and the district’s resource officers often arrest kids at school for nonviolent of- crisis plan, the school’s PBIS system helps build trust among students and adults at school, too. fenses, such as being disruptive in the classroom. “We identify those kids that are always doing well and The answer to JPS’ issues, thus, might not be in harsher punishments and kicking kids out of school where they are making sure they’re rewarded. Even those that have had issues more likely to come in contact with law enforcement. In- and lose merits are spotlighted,” Lewis said. “We’re always stead, the district-wide PBIS, or positive behavior and in- looking at and encouraging positive behavior.” It’s key to getting young people to speak up about danstructional support model, has curbed behavioral issues at many JPS schools, and has even turned many of its elemen- gers they see. “The main thing I stress to everybody is the tary schools into model sites of positive behavior reinforce- reporting aspect. A lot of kids think, ‘I don’t want to be a ment. It can also keep young people from getting into worse snitch,’” she said. “Snitching at school is telling on somebody for chewing gum. But at school, it’s reporting, especially if trouble­—like juvenile detention. your lives are in jeopardy.” ‘Positive Behavior’ in Action Dr. Margrit Wallace, executive director of student academics and behavioral support at Jackson Public Schools, Clear Behaviorial Expectations Regular public schools aren’t alone in implementing the says PBIS not only improves the social-emotional mindset of students, but also makes schools safer and more structured PBIS model; the behavior framework has seen success not only at schools, but also at youth detention centers. for everyone. The Rankin County Youth Detention Center in Pela “It’s not a canned discipline system. It’s based on re- hatchie serves as a model site for other juvenile-detention search, and it works,” Wallace told the Jackson Free Press. But despite PBIS’ success at schools, scary events still centers across the state. There, the focus is on the wellbeing and care of the sometimes occur. Sgt. Damon J. McDaniel of the Gulfport Police Department told the Jackson Free Press he couldn’t re- students who attend, and they even fosterdogs for people to member the last time a student was violent at PBIS School adopt, said Toni Kersh, bureau director of compulsory school North Gulfport 7th & 8th Grade School in the Harrison attendance enforcement, alternative education and GED opCounty School District—but that didn’t stop a student from tions at the Mississippi Department of Education.

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Why it stinks: After President Obama issued a directive to school districts on curbing sex-based discrimination, specifically against students who do not identify with the gender commonly linked to their biological sex, Gov. Phil Bryant told the Mississippi Department of Education that it should disregard the president’s calls. “The directive is nonbinding, and does not carry the force of law. Because these decisions are better left to the states, and not made at the point of a federal bayonet, Mississippi’s public schools should not participate in the president’s social experiment,” Bryant said in a Twitter statement. Too bad MDE had already released a statement saying it would adhere to Title IX. A May 13 press release from the department says, “The Mississippi Department of Education will adhere to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as well as the joint guidance issued today by the 14 U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice.”

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everal state agencies are looking at budget cuts for the coming fiscal year, and a reduction in services to Mississippians—from mental-health care to rehabilitation treatment—will inevitably put pressure on local communities and other support services to pick up the slack. In a tight budget year, cuts were perhaps inevitable, but prioritizing and spreading them across agencies are part of the budgeting process. Cuts to services that help society function in a healthy way will only hurt Mississippi’s attempts to move forward out of its 50th rank, not help in any way. Cuts to the Department of Mental Health’s budget mean no more overnight chemical-dependency services for men in Mississippi state hospitals. Community-based health centers will have to make up the difference in services, if they can. But if longterm care is no longer available to those who depend on the state’s resources to get it, where will those men go? We cannot properly address problems like homelessness or crime without acknowledging that access to a continuum of care is vital to decreasing those problems. Mental-health services provide a service to not only those who need them but also to the community. If services aren’t provided, the community and quality of life for everyone suffer. Cuts to the Department of Health mean decreased infant-mortality education in the state. Who will step in to raise awareness in order to drive down our state’s high infant-mortality rate? Communities, hospitals and organizations such as the March of Dimes, which has a campaign to help

keep babies alive, will have to step up. We cannot properly address problems like our infant mortality rate, pre-term birth rate or high sexually transmitted infection rates by pawning off educational services on our communities and outside organizations coming into the state. The state should be held responsible for improving the sectors that keep us in last place so often. While enlisting help is not a bad idea, pushing responsibility onto financially strained communities cannot be the whole answer, either. The federal government will and has intervened when the state neglects to provide for its people. Although the state is finally getting a handle on its overworked foster-care system, the state’s mental-health system is still the subject of a federal lawsuit, Troupe v. Barbour, which the U.S. Department of Justice is heavily involved in. In 2011, the DOJ found that Mississippi was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Going forward, we call on lawmakers to recognize how social services fit into the fabric of Mississippi society and our success. Rehabilitation programs are preventive measures—to keep our people healthy and get them back into society. Infant-mortality education is a preventive measure—to educate new parents and preserve infant life in the state. We can’t continue to kick the can down the road and then pay big to play defense in court later. Providing services now will prevent long-term strain on the state’s budget, prevent legal recourse for not taking action, and begin to push Mississippi into a healthier and better future.

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he new Republican supermajority made the 2016 Mississippi legislative session one of the least productive and most contentious sessions on record. In January, there seemed to be near unanimity concerning the need for a big road-and-bridge-repair bill. The business community was supportive, and the Mississippi Economic Council served as cheerleader. Legislators recognized that most Mississippians want to fund public education, despite Proposition 42’s failure to pass. These tacit agreements notwithstanding, the 2016 session quickly devolved into partisan deadlock with Speaker Gunn abetting Gov. Bryant’s takeover of the Jackson Municipal Airport—not the most important issue. Then, the bill to change the state flag died, the governor declared April Confederate Heritage Month, the church militia bill passed, and then HB 1523. In the weeks that followed, the six people who craft our state budget began their work. Largely because of corporate tax cuts handed out in previous years, there wasn’t enough money to go around. There was talk of cuts to state-agency budgets and the use of one-time funds (BP settlement funds) to plug budget holes; however, the rumors were not nearly so bad as what actually transpired. Every agency underwent budget cuts, some as severe as 17 to 18 percent. In real terms, these are significant cuts to programs such as emergency management and mental health that will have serious repercussions. Consider what Republican Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney said about the cuts: “[W]hole systems are going to fail. It will take a decade to fix this.� The directors of Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, Department of Health and other agencies have spoken out about the cuts. Why brought on cuts of this magnitude? The Legislature had cut corporate taxes about $200 million and because the Republican legislative leaders promised their voters an additional $415 million in tax cuts. Over the past five sessions, lawmakers have doled out tax cuts totaling more than $620 million to corporate special interests on the prayer that they will create more jobs. The recent tax cuts didn’t pass without compromise, however. Many moderate Republicans and Democrats wanted no part of the bill, but were threatened with the death of their precious bonded projects back home unless they cooperated. Lawmakers take an oath not to swap a vote on one bill for a vote on another. However, before the 2016 bond bill could be passed, the lieutenant governor demanded that his tax-cut bill be passed.

The result? A $308-million bond bill that was so loaded with special projects that State Treasurer Lynn Fitch called it “abusive.� She wrote a letter to the state bond commission saying she was “shocked to see so many items included that could not meet even the basic standards for issuing bonds.� Statewide, Republican office holders and Bryant-appointed agency heads are decrying these actions in the 2016 legislative session. Even the conservative old guard has had enough of the irresponsible and dictatorial Republican legislative leadership. Capitol Republicans operated like a military unit in 2016 with top-down control, and rank-and-file members as merely soldiers. Fewer were involved in decisionmaking. Even when a member strongly disagreed with leadership, he or she had to follow orders. “Vote green (Yes) on the bill and vote red (No) on all amendments� was a familiar text to Republican members of the House prior to important votes. If a House member dared challenge leadership by voting with his conscience or district needs, it was immediately apparent due to “the Board,� now separated into two columns, organized by party affiliation. Retribution for such disobedience was certain and swift. Your bills wouldn’t be considered, your district got shorted in the budget or in a bond bill, or you may have lost membership on a key committee. This is not the way voters expect their government to work. Opposing opinions need to be heard and considered in order for the best policy decisions to be made. Mississippians deserve and expect the legislative process to include all ideas and opinions. The question is, what can Mississippians do about this government they elected? Obviously, even Republicans are now asking what can be done about our ship of state that appears to be headed for the rocks. The MEC funds a poll every year to help its business members determine its priority issues. In the 2015 poll, Mississippi businesses said the biggest impediment to economic growth in the state was the state’s negative image. The actions of the Legislature in 2016 did nothing to help improve that image, and I would argue they only made the perception of our state worse in the eyes of most everyone in the world. What Mississippi needs now is a new poll on the question of just who is the biggest roadblock to economic prosperity in our state. These polls are sometimes called elections, and we will have another one in 2019. Rep. David Baria, D-Waveland, is the Mississippi House minority leader.

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ummer is almost here, Jackson. The weather is warm and getting warmer, students are finally out of school, and while plenty of people make plans to head out of town for time on the beach, there are plenty of fun festivals, concerts, classes and other activities in the coming months to keep you entertained without stepping foot out of the Jackson metro area. Here are a few quick tips to enjoy your summer in Jackson, whether you want to head outside for some sunshine or stay indoors with great summer treats and cocktails.

Deep South Pops (1800 N. State St., 601-398-2174, deepsouthpops.com) What: ice pops, coffee and beers Pop Culture Pops (3023 N. State St., 601-946-1543) What: ice pops Kona Ice of the Bayou (kona-ice.com) What: Hawaiian shaved ice Fondren Fro-Yo (2951 Old Canton Road, 601-368-9755, fondrenfroyo.com) What: frozen yogurt

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Berry Berry Good Frozen Yogurt (545 Park Way, Flowood, 601-992-2786, berryberrygoodyogurt.com) What: frozen yogurt

Babalu Tacos & Tapas’ current seasonal margarita is a must-have beverage for fans of fruitflavored drinks, and nothing says Mississippi summer like blueberries.

Millie D’s (140 Township Ave., Suite 112, Ridgeland, 601-898-3711, millieds.com) What: frozen yogurt Nandy’s Candy (1220 E. Northside Drive, Suite 380, 601-362-9553, nandyscandy.com) What: snowballs

Ingredients: 1/2 oz. Blueberry compote 1 1/2 oz. Exotico Tequila Reposado 1/2 oz. St. Germain elderflower liqueur 3 oz. Sweet and sour

Sal & Mookie’s New York Pizza & Ice Cream Joint (565 Taylor St., 601-368-1919, salandmookies.com) What: ice cream, milkshakes, sundaes and other cold desserts Bop’s Frozen Custard (multiple locations, bops.bopsfrozencustard.com) What: frozen custard, snowballs and smoothies

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Shake and strain into a stemless martini glass and garnish with a dried basil and sugar rim.

Koude Frozen Yogurt (127 Highway 80 E., Clinton, 601-488-4013, koudefrozenyogurt.com) What: frozen yogurt Brick Street Pops (400 Monroe St., Clinton, 601-990-9511, brickstreetpops.com) What: ice pops and retro sodas

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Afrikan Art Gallery and Gift Shop (800 N. Farish St.). The gallery is also a venue for Afro-centric events. Call 601979-1413 or 601-918-5075. Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.). The Greater Jackson Arts Council features works from Mississippi artists. Open weekdays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. with additional hours for special events. Opening reception for Eli Childers’ exhibit June 10 from 6-8 p.m. Call 601-960-1500. B. Liles Studio (215 W. Jackson St., Ridgeland). Located inside of b. Fine Art Jewelry, which sells ladies’ apparel and accessories. Betsy Liles specializes in custom jewelry. Also visit the showroom of jewelry from members of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi. Jewelry-making classes offered. Open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 607-7741; bfineartjewelry.com. Blaylock Fine Art Photography Studio and Gallery (3017 N. State St.) in Fondren. Featuring the photography of Millsaps College instructor Ron Blaylock. Call 506-6624; email info@blaylockphoto.com; blaylockphoto.com. Bottle Tree Studio (615 E. Court St.). The studio is the working space of five artists: Anne Campbell, Rhonda Blasingame, Diane Williams, Tony Davenport and Ellen Langford. Call 601-260-9423. Brown’s Fine Art and Framing (630 Fondren Place). The gallery represents more than 30 Mississippi artists, including the late Walter Anderson. Open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monthly art receptions during Fondren After 5. Artist reception for Jackie Meena June 9 at 5 p.m. and Chad Mars July 28 at 5 p.m. Call 601-982-4844; brownsfineart.com.

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The Cedars Historic Home (4145 Old Canton Road). Open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Annual events include the Four Seasons Art Series and the Cedars Juried Art Show. Call 601981-9606; fondren.org/cedars.

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Daniel MacGregor Studios (4347 Lakeland Drive, Flowood). MacGregor specializes in abstract paintings and fine art photography. Open by appointment only. Call 601-992-6405; danielmacgregorstudios.com. Dollye M.E. Robinson Liberal Arts Gallery (Jackson State University, 1400 John R. Lynch St.). Faculty member Chung-Fan Chang is a key exhibitor. Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday from 1-8 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Call 979-2191; jsums.edu/liberalarts.

Fondren Art Gallery (601 Duling Ave.). Hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. See an eclectic mix of paintings, sculptures and local art, including Richard McKey’s artwork. Call 601-981-9222; visit fondrenartgallery.com. Fischer Galleries (Dickies Building, 736 S. President St., fourth floor). The gallery features from more than three dozen artists. Receptions held on first Thursdays from 5-8 p.m. See works from Doyle Gertjejansen in May. Call 291-9115; fischergalleries.com. Fischer Galleries at 119 (119 S. President St.). Formerly Nunnery’s Gallery at 119, Fischer Galleries uses the location as an additional exhibition space and event venue. By appointment only. Call 949-3103; fischergalleries.com.

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James Patterson Photography (3017 N. State St.). James Patterson specializes in portrait and commercial photography. Call 918-3232; 119gallery.com. Lewis Art Gallery and The Emerging Space at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.), third floor of the Academic Complex, open weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 601-974-1762, email mholl45@gmail.com; millsaps.edu. Light and Glass Studio (523 Commerce St.) Glassworks by Jerri Sherer and photography by Roy Adkins. Call 601-942-7285 or 601-942-7362; lightandglassstudio.com. Millet Studio and Gallery (167 Moore St., Suite F, Ridgeland). Featuring illustrations by Mark Millet. Prints for sale. Call 856-5901; milletstudio.com.

Gaddis Group Studio (2900 N. State St., Room 206). Features the work of 28 watercolorists, many of whom studied under John Gaddis, a renowned local artist and teacher. Commissioned work is welcome. Call 601-368-9522.

Pearl River Glass Studio (142 Millsaps Ave.). Artists include Andrew Cary Young, Rob Cooper, Amelia Key, Janice Jordan and more. Call 601-3532497; pearlriverglass.com. Richard McKey Studio (3242 N. State St.). See paintings and sculptures from Richard McKey, including the large “Obama Head” in front of his studio; by appointment only. Works for sale at Fondren Art Gallery. Art classes offered throughout the year. Call 601-5731060; richardmckey.com.

hosts wine-glass painting parties and teaches children’s art classes. Call Sanaa at 769-218-8289 or Studio AMN at 769-218-8165; sanaagalleries.com and studioamndesigns.com. Southern Breeze Gallery (Trace Station, 500 Highway 51 N., Suite U, Ridgeland). Different artists are featured each week, including owner Jacqueline Ellens. Open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 601-6074147; southernbreeze.net. TurnUp Studios (155 Wesley Ave.). See works from Clay Hardwick, daniel johnson and Jamie Weems. The space is also used for video recordings, concerts and more. Call 769-257-0141; turnupstudios.com.

A Weekend of Wildlife

ugust marks the 30th anniversary of the Mississippi Wildlife Foundation’s largest annual fundraiser, the Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza. The event began as a small outdoor event and is now a weekend-long festival filled with catfish, alligators, educational seminars and more. Melanie Starnes, the events director and office manager for the Mississippi Wildlife Federation, said that the federation’s goal in coordinating the weekend is to expose the youth to the outdoors and foster an appreciation for nature. “It’s important to the federation to keep having events like this so we can host free events throughout the year,” Starnes says. “We want to instill a love of the outdoors and teach (our children) how to conserve it so

Gallery1 (One University Place, 1100 John R. Lynch St., Suite 4). Open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday from noon-4 p.m. Current and upcoming exhibitors include Garland Farwell, Kids Count, and Laurin Stennis and Friends. ’90s Hip Hop Exhibition June 1-4. Pop Art and Abstract Art Exhibition: A Collaboration and Sisterhood Celebration hangs through June 29. Call 601-960-9250; jsums. edu/gallery1arts.

North Midtown Arts Center (121 Millsaps Ave.), Jackson’s only DIY contemporary and modern-art gallery. Gallery hours vary with exhibits. Midfest 2016 is May 21 from 3-8 p.m.; madeinmidtownjxn.com.

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The 30th annual Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza takes place Friday, Aug. 5, through Sunday, Aug. 7, at the Mississippi Trade Mart.

they can pick up where we leave off.” This year’s extravaganza will have more than 200 vendors and exhibitors from across the United States and Canada, giving demonstrations on bows, boats and almost any-

Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland). Featuring works from members of the Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi. The center offers craft demonstrations, classes, camps, a monthly knitting group meeting and other special events. Guild Summer Showcase Aug. 13-14. Call 601-8567546; craftsmensguildofms.org. Municipal Art Gallery (839 N. State St.). The art gallery displays permanent art collections and features semimonthly exhibitions from Mississippi artists. The permanent exhibition includes works from Karl and Mildred Wolfe, Andrew Bucci, William Hollingsworth and Marie Hull. Hours are TuesdaySaturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 601960-1582; jacksonms.gov.

thing that can be used outdoors. “Realtree Outdoors” host David Blanton, cast members from the hit show “Swamp People” and professional bass fisherman Mark Davis will be the guest speakers, and the event will have turkey-call seminars, a snake exhibit and a catfish tank where children can learn how to grab fish with their hands. The 30th annual Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza is Friday, Aug. 5, from 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Aug.7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). General admission is $10 per day. Admission is free for children under age 12 on Friday, Aug. 5. On Saturday and Sunday, admission is $5 for children ages 6-12 and free for ages 5 and under. For more information, visit mswildlife.org. —Maya Miller

Samuel Marshall Gore Galleries (199 Monroe St., Clinton) at Mississippi College. Graduate Research Class Exhibition May 25-June 26 in the Student Gallery.Call 601-925-3880; art.mc.edu.

View Gallery (Canton Mart Square, 1491 Canton Mart Road, Suite 7). Features more than 20 artists. Open weekdays from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 487-6477; viewgalleryart.com.

Sanders McNeal Studio and Gallery (Dickies Building, 736 S. President St., Suite 201). Owner Sanders McNeal is known for still lifes, portraits, figurative studies and landscapes. She has been active in the art world since 1976. Call 601-960-0484; sandersmcneal.com.

Wolfe Studio (4308 Old Canton Road). Features paintings, prints and colorful ceramics. Open MondaySaturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Call 366-1844; thewolfestudio.com.

Studio AMN/Sanaa Fine Art and Framing (The Quadrangle, 5846 Ridgewood Road, Suite C-212). Artists include Lorenzo Gayden and Melanie John. Sanaa Gallery features products from Kiwana Thomas Gayden, and offers custom framing. Studio AMN

Wyatt Waters Gallery (307 Jefferson St., Clinton). Features watercolor paintings, prints, posters, calendars, books and cards. Open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Call 925-8115; email wyattleewaters@gmail.com. more EVENTS, see page 20

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Cathy Curtis Lecture May 24, 6:30-7:15 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Curtis discusses her book, “Restless Ambition: Grace Hartigan.” Included with exhibit ticket ($12, $10 seniors, $6 students, free for members); call 960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

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Mississippi Writers Guild Conference Aug. 5, 9 a.m., Aug. 6, 8 a.m., at CopiahLincoln Community College (11 Co-Lin Circle, Natchez). Aug. 5, Richard Wright Day is from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Conference kicks off at 5 p.m. The keynote speaker is Greg Iles. Continues Aug. 6 with workshops and an awards luncheon. Fees vary; call 442-0980; mississippiwritersguild.com. Mississippi Book Festival Aug. 20, 10 a.m., at Mississippi State Capitol (400 High St.). The literary event includes exhibitors, guest authors, storytelling for children, food trucks and more. Free; call 769-717-2648; msbookfestival.com.

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EXHIBIT OPENINGS Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.; 601-9601515; msmuseumart.org) • Museum After Hours May 19, 5:30-10 p.m. Includes a pop-up exhibition, dining, games, music and more. Free, with food for sale. • Will Barnet: Family and Belonging May 19, 6-6:45 p.m. In the Yates Community Room. Sarah Sloan discusses the compositions of artist Will Barnet

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through the lens of familial connections. Free. • Jackson Modern: An Architectural Tour May 21, 12:30 p.m. MDAH’s Jennifer Baughn is the tour guide. Enjoy refreshments in the Yates Community Room followed by a bus tour of local Modernist architecture. Includes admission to When Modern Was Contemporary. RSVP. $45 (15 percent discount for members). • Daringly Different Interactive Tour May 26, 6-7:30 p.m., July 21, 6-7:30 p.m. Join daniel johnson, Julian Rankin and Caitlin

Podas for an interactive tour of When Modern Was Contemporary. RSVP. $20, $8 members. • Guided Exhibition Tour with Chief Curator Roger Ward June 5, 2-2:45 p.m. In the Barksdale Galleries. The MMA curator discusses artwork in When Modern Was Contemporary. $20, $8 members. • An Artist’s Look with Jason Bouldin June 7, 11:30 a.m.12:15 p.m. In the Barksdale Galleries. The artist discusses select artwork in When Modern Was Contemporary. $20, $8 members.

• An Artist’s Look with Bebe Wolfe June 16, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. In the Barksdale Galleries. The artist discusses select artwork in When Modern Was Contemporary. $20, $8 members;. • Museum After Hours June 16, 5:30-10 p.m. Includes a pop-up exhibition, music and more. Free with cash bar and food for sale. • An Artist’s Look with Wyatt Waters July 12, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. In the Barksdale Galleries. The artist discusses select artwork in When Modern Was Contemporary. $20, $8 members.

A Love of the Craft (Beer)

ackson had an appreciation for beer even before the city’s first brewery, Lucky Town Brewing Company, came to midtown in November 2014. The Mississippi Craft Beer Festival gives locals a chance to celebrate the craft-beer culture and support the breweries right here in our state. The Fondren Renaissance Foundation is teaming up with Capital City Beverage Company and Southern Beverage Company again for the second annual beer bash at Duling Hall. The event will feature Mississippi breweries, such as Southern Prohibition Brewing from Hattiesburg, Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company from Kiln, Crooked Letter Brewing Company from Ocean Springs, Yalobusha Brewing Company from Water Valley and Slowboat Brewing

Events at Gallery1 (One University Place, 1100 John R. Lynch St., Suite 4; 601-960-9250; jsums.edu/gallery1arts.) • ’90s Hip Hop Exhibition June 1-4, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Includes hip-hop music, graffiti art and a sneaker display. Free, donations welcome. • Pop Art and Abstract Art Exhibition: A Collaboration and Sisterhood Celebration Opening June 6. Includes art from AEHelsel Media, Susan McGee and more. Hangs through June 29. Free, donations welcome.

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Events at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202; 601-3667619; lemuriabooks.com) • “Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s” May 18, 5 p.m. Harry Bolick signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $40 book. • “Nitro Mountain” May 19, 5 p.m. Lee Clay Johnson signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25 book. • “The Rector” May 23, 5 p.m. Michael Hicks Thompson signs books. Reading at 6 p.m. $18 book; call 601-366-7619. • “Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee, from Scout to Go Set a Watchman” May 24, 4 p.m. Charles Shields signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26 book. • “In Search of Walker Wells” May 24, 4 p.m. Culpepper Webb signs books. $19.95 book. • “The After Party” May 25, 5 p.m. Anton DiSclafani signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26 book. • “Redemption Road” May 26, 5 p.m. John Hart signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $27.99 book. • “Everybody’s Fool” June 2, 5 p.m. Richard Russo signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $27.95 book. • “The Dogs Buried Over the Bridge: A Memoir in Dog Years” June 8, 5 p.m. Rheta Grimsley Johnson signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26.95 book. • “Deeper Currents: The Sacraments of Hunting and Fishing” June 14, 5 p.m. Donald C. Jackson signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $26 book. • “Sunset City” June 16, 5 p.m. Melissa Ginsburg signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.99 book. • “Miss Jane” July 18, 5 p.m. Brad Watson signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.95 book. • “The Heavenly Table” July 21, 5 p.m. Donald Ray Pollock signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $27.95 book. • “The Innocents” July 28, 5 p.m. Ace Atkins signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $27 book. • “We Come to Our Senses” Aug. 3, 5 p.m. Odie Lindsey signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $25.95 book.

The Mississippi Craft Beer Festival is Friday, June 24, at Duling Hall.

Company in Laurel. In total, 28 breweries will provide 100+ beers to sample. “Out of all the events we sponsor, this is one that we actually count down the days of waiting we have left,” Jarad Wilson,

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Soulshine Blues & Groove Festival May 20, 6-11 p.m., at Soulshine Pizza Factory, Township (1111 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland). Performers include the King Edward Blues Band, The House Rockers and Jesse Robinson. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. No cover, donations welcome; call 601-856-8646.

Snake Day June 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). Includes live snake exhibits, interactive discussions and badge-earning opportunities for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. $4-$6; call 601-5766000; mdwfp.com/museum.

Midfest 2016 May 21, 3-8 p.m., at Midtown Arts District. The Business Association of Midtown (BAM) hosts. Purchase from local artists, designers and food vendors. Includes performances from Taylor Hildebrand, Alex Fraser, Rafiki Grove, Die with Nature, D II S, The CUT, Clouds & Crayons and more. Free; madeinmidtownjxn.com.

Guild Summer Showcase Aug. 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Mississippi Craft Center (950 Rice Road, Ridgeland). The open house includes an indoor and outdoor craft show and sale, refreshments, entertainment and demonstrations. Free; call 601-856-7546; craftsmensguildofms.org.

Cathead Birthday Jam May 21, 3-9 p.m., at Cathead Distillery (422 S. Farish St.). The Bright Light Social Hour, Seryn, Honey Island Swamp Band and DEAD 27s perform. No coolers. $20 in advance, $30 at the gate, ages 10 and under free; call 601-292-7121; ardenland.net.

a sales representative with Capital City Beverages, says. “Last year’s attendance exceeded our expectations.” Ardenland will also host a performance from New Orleans funk act Flow Tribe following the festival at 9 p.m. The event sold out last year, so those who wait until the last minute may miss out on trying a few beers that haven’t hit shelves yet. The Mississippi Craft Beer Festival is from 6 to 9 p.m., Friday, June 24, at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 the day of the event and $10 for designated drivers. Combination festival-concert tickets are $40 in advance or $45 at the door. VIP tickets are $60 in advance or $65 the day of the event and include a VIP hour from 5 to 6 p.m. For more information, visit fondren.org/mscraftbeerfest. —Jessica Smith

Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave., 601-292-7121; ardenland.net) • Cassie Means May 19, 7:30 p.m. Young Valley also performs. $8 in advance, $12 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21. • The Keb’ Mo’ Band May 27, 8 p.m. Keb’ Mo’ is a blues singer-songwriter. $35 in advance, $40 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21. • Built to Spill June 5, 7:30 p.m. The indie rock band from Boise, Idaho, performs to promote its latest album, “Untethered Moon.” Lenguas Largas and Whispering Wires also perform. • An Evening with Chris Robinson Brotherood June 15, 7:30 p.m. The former Black Crowes singer leads the rock band. $30 in advance, $35 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21. • Cowboy Mouth June 23, 7:30 p.m. Colin Lake also performs. $15 in advance, $20 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21. • Reverend Horton Heat July 1, 7:30 p.m. Unknown Hinson, Koffin Kats and Lincoln Durham also perform. $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21. more EVENTS, see page 22

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MAY 18 - Wednesday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fitzgerald’s - Sonny Brooks, Andrew Pates & Jay Wadsworth 7:30 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Mark Roemer & Jamie Weems (rest) 6-8 p.m. free Johnny T’s - jj Thames 8 p.m. Kathryn’s - Jeff Maddox 6:30 p.m. free Kemistry - Open Mic Night 8:30 p.m. 601-665-2073 McB’s - Travelin’ Jane 7 p.m. Old Capitol Inn - Larry Brewer 5:30 p.m. Shucker’s - Silverado 7:30 p.m. free

MAY 19 - Thursday Burgers & Blues - Shaun Patterson 5:30 p.m. Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Duling Hall - Cassie Means & Young Valley 7:30 p.m. $8 advance $12 door ardenland.net Fenian’s - Spirits of the House 8 p.m. Fitzgerald’s - Johnny Crocker 5 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Stace & Cassie Georgia Blue, Madison - Skip & Mike Hal & Mal’s - Brotherly Love (rest) 5:30-8 p.m. Iron Horse Grill - Sherman Lee Dillon 6 p.m. Kathryn’s - Dylan Moss Band 6:30 p.m. free Shucker’s - Acoustic Crossroads 7:30 p.m. Soulshine, Ridgeland - Chris Gill 7 p.m. Sylvia’s - Thursday Night Live feat. The Blues Man & Sunshine McGhee 9 p.m. free

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Ameristar Bottleneck Blues Bar, Vicksburg - The Anteeks 8 p.m. free Burgers & Blues - Robert Johnson Band 6 p.m. Cerami’s - Linda Blackwell & James Bailey 6:30 p.m. F. Jones Corner - Soul Shine Family Band midnight $10 Fenian’s - Risko Danza 9 p.m. Fitzgerald’s - Steele Heart w/ Cucho Gonzalez 7:30 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - May Day Georgia Blue, Madison - Shaun Patterson Haley’s Comet - Aaron Coker Band 10 p.m. The Hideaway - Mustache Band 9 p.m. $10 Iron Horse Grill - Chris Gill & the Sole Shakers 9 p.m. Kathryn’s - Shadz of Grey 7 p.m. free M Bar - Flirt Fridays feat. DJ T. Lewis free

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Martin’s - Sumilan w/ Cold Draft Beer 10 p.m. McB’s - Acoustic Crossroads 8 p.m. free Offbeat - Alfred Banks w/ Dappa 8 p.m. Ole Tavern - Kern Pratt & the Accused Reed Pierce’s, Byram - Snazz 9 p.m. free Shucker’s - Crocker & Reynolds 5:30 p.m. free; Bonfire Orchestra 8 p.m. $5; Brian Jones (deck) 10 p.m. free Soulshine, Ridgeland - Soulshine Blues & Groove Festival feat. King Edward Blues, The House Rockers & Jesse Robinson 6-11 p.m. free; donations welcome Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

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One Block East - Summer Blues Series feat. Dexter Allen 9 p.m. Reed Pierce’s, Byram - Snazz 9 p.m. free Shucker’s - Steele Heart (deck) 3:30 p.m. free; Bonfire Orchestra 8 p.m. $5; Jonathan Alexander (deck) 10 p.m. free Soulshine, Ridgeland - Steve Chester 7:30 p.m. Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

May 22 - Sunday Char - Big Easy Three 11 a.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. The Hideaway - Mike & Marty’s Jam Session Kathryn’s - Acoustic Crossroads 6 p.m. free McB’s - Waylon Halen 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Greenfish (deck) 3 p.m. free Sombra Mexican Kitchen - John Mora 11 a.m. Table 100 - Raphael Semmes 11:30 a.m. Wellington’s - Andy Hardwick 11 a.m.

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Dexter Allen Cathead Distillery - Cathead Birthday Jam feat. The Bright Light Social Hour, Seryn, Honey Island Swamp Band & Dead 27s 3-9 p.m. $20 advance $30 door ardenland.net F. Jones Corner - Soul Shine Family Band midnight $10 Fenian’s - 5th Child w/ Cody Cox 9 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Shaun Patterson Georgia Blue, Madison - Jason Turner Haley’s Comet - Spunk Monkees 9 p.m. The Hideaway - Miles Flatt 9 p.m. $10 Iron Horse Grill - The Sal-tines 9 p.m. Kathryn’s - Fade2Blue 7 p.m. free M Bar - Saturday Night Live feat. DJ Shanomak free Martin’s - Lucidea 10 p.m. McB’s - Chasin’ Dixie 8 p.m. Midtown - Midfest feat. Taylor Hildebrand, Alex Fraser, Rafiki Grove, Die with Nature, Clouds & Crayons, D II S & The CUT 3-8 p.m. free Ole Tavern - Livingstone, Cast of Comic & E.T. 10 p.m. $7

Big Sleepy’s - Femignome & Ben Ricketts 7 p.m. Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fitzgerald’s - Chris Link & Doug Hurd 7:30 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Central MS Blues Society (rest) 7 p.m. Kathryn’s - Joseph LaSalla 6:30 p.m. free Martin’s - Open Mic Free Jam 10 p.m.

May 24 - Tuesday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fenian’s - Open Mic Fitzgerald’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 7:30 p.m. Kathryn’s - Robin Blakeney 6:30 p.m. free Last Call Sports Grill - Top-Shelf Tuesdays feat. DJ Spoon 9 p.m. Margarita’s - John Mora 6 p.m. The Penguin - Jazz Tuesday

May 25 - Wednesday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fitzgerald’s - Hunter Gibson & Chris Link 7:30 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz Band (rest) 6:30-9 p.m. free Kathryn’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30 p.m. free Kemistry - Open Mic Night 8:30 p.m. 601-665-2073 McB’s - Acoustic Crossroads 7 p.m. free Ridgecrest Baptist, Madison - Matt Collins Band 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Jason Stogner Band 7:30 p.m. free

5/20 - Shakey Graves & Son Little - Varsity Theatre, Baton Rouge 5/20 - Andy Grammer - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Biloxi 5/21 - The Dear Hunter, O’Brother & Rare Futures - House of Blues, New Orleans 5/22 - STRFKR & Com Truise - Republic New Orleans 5/24 - Dave Matthews Band - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Birmingham 5/25 - Journey & The Doobie Brothers - FedExForum, Memphis

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JFP-SPONSORED EVENTS Fondren’s First Thursday June 2, 5 p.m., July 7, 5 p.m., Aug. 4, 5 p.m., in Fondren. Studio Chane hosts the mostly monthly neighborhood event, and the main focus will be the arts for 2016. Includes shopping, food vendors, live music, open houses, a pet adoption drive and more. Free; call 601-720-2426; fft.city. 2016 Dog Days of Summer Aug. 20, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Pelahatchie Shore Park (North Shore Parkway and Pelahatchie Shore Drive, Brandon). Community Animal Rescue & Adoption (CARA) hosts the ninth annual event. Includes a pet parade, a silent auction, music, children’s activities, food, educational seminars, dog agility demonstrations and more. Free admission with a donation of a bag of dog food, $5 carnival; call 601-613-5223; email sadiecat17@comcast.net; carams.org. POSTPONED: 12th Annual JFP Chick Ball The event to raise funds for domestic-violence prevention has been postponed due to the launch of the Mississippi Youth Media Project (youthmediaproject.com). Check jfpchickball.com for updates and the rescheduled date. • Larry Raspberry July 16, 8 p.m. Raspberry is from Memphis and has been performing since the 1960s. $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21. • Dialogue July 21, 7:30 p.m. The Chicago tribute band performs. $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21. Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.; 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org) • We Are Jackson Family Day on the Green May 30, noon-5 p.m. On the BankPlus Green. Includes space jumps, video games, food trucks, and music from Press Play, 5th Child and The Cut. Stop by the Russell C. Davis Planetarium for films and popcorn. No glass or coolers. Free; call 960-1537; email bfranklin@jacksonms.gov. • Music in the City June 28, 5:15 p.m. In Trustmark Grand Hall. Enjoy a cash bar at 5:15 p.m., and music from Shawn Leopard and John Paul at 5:45 p.m. Free, donations welcome. • Music in the City July 19, 5:15 p.m. In Trustmark Grand Hall. Enjoy a cash bar at 5:15 p.m., and a musical performance from John Paul at 5:45 p.m. Free, donations welcome. • Music in the City Aug. 23, 5:15 p.m. In Trustmark Grand Hall. Enjoy a cash bar at 5:15 p.m., and a musical performance from Jason Mathena, Tracy Carter and John Paul at 5:45 p.m. Free, donations welcome. Events at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.; call 877-987-6487; ardenland.net) • St. Paul and the Broken Bones June 5, 7:30 p.m. The soul band from Alabama performs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event is part of the BankPlus Concert Series. $25.5-$45.5. • An Evening with Harry Connick, Jr.: That Would Be Me June 9, 7:30 p.m. The pianist and vocalist is a New Orleans native. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $49.5-$129.5. Sixth Annual Independence Showdown Battle of the Bands June 25, 5-9 p.m., at Newell Field (800 Riverside Drive). Marching bands from Mississippi, Michigan, Ohio, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Louisiana perform. Tickets also sold at Jim Hill High School. $6-$15; call 601-879-4627. Jackson Rhythm and Blues Festival Aug. 19-20, 6 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). The lineup includes T-Pain, Babyface, Lalah Hathaway, Morris Day, SilaS, Akami Graham, Bobby Rush and more. Admission TBA; jacksonrhythmandbluesfestival.com.

COMMUNITY Events at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.; 601-576-6998) • History Is Lunch May 18, noon. Harry Bolick discusses his book, “Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1930s.” Free. • History Is Lunch May 25, noon. Edwina Carpenter gives a presentation on the topic, “Saving a Battlefield: The Preservation of Brices Crossroads.” Free. • History Is Lunch June 1, noon. Teresa Nicholas discusses her book, “Willie: The Life of Willie Morris.” Free. • History Is Lunch June 8, noon. David Sansing presents “Footprints in the Soil: The Life and Legacy of Eugene Hilgard.” Free. • History Is Lunch June 15, noon. Oren Renick discusses his book, “Smoke Over Mississippi.” Free. • History Is Lunch June 29, noon. Richard Grant discusses his book, “Dispatches from Pluto.” Free. • History Is Lunch July 6, noon. David Dockery discusses his book, “The Geology of Mississippi.” Free. • History Is Lunch July 13, noon. Jim Woodrick discusses his book, “The Civil War Siege of Jackson.” Free. • History Is Lunch July 20, noon. Patricia Michelle Boyett discusses her book, “Right To Revolt.” Free. • History Is Lunch July 27, noon. Sally Palmer Thomason discusses her book, “Delta Rainbow.” Free. • History Is Lunch Aug. 3, noon. Eric Pritchard gives a presentation on the topic “Vicksburg Fashion Designer Patrick Kelly.” Free. • History Is Lunch Aug. 17, noon. J. Lee Annis Jr. discusses the book, “Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi.” Free. Bike to Lunch May 20, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., at Smith Park (302 E. Amite St.). The City of Jackson is the host. Citizens are encouraged to ride their bikes in honor of National Bike Month. Includes food trucks, popsicles, music, yoga and dance classes, chalk art activities and more. Artists are welcome to sign up to showcase their work. Free; call 601-960-1515; email raghili@ jacksonms.gov to register for the art showcase; msmuseumart.org. more EVENTS, see page 24

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HOLIDAY Canton Juneteenth Celebration 2016 June 18, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., at A.M. Rogers Park (King Ranch Road and George Washington Street, Canton). Includes a 5K run/walk, a picnic, health and college fairs, community forum, music and more. Free.

Juneteenth Festival June 18, 1-7 p.m., at Battlefield Park (953 Porter St.). The festival is a celebration of the final freeing of slaves on June 19, 1865. Includes games, sports, music, arts and crafts, speakers, a health fair and a legal fair. Vendors and sponsors welcome. Free; call 601-397-1671 or 601-942-7182; email thomashill00@gmail.com. Fifth Annual Independence Celebration at the Rez July 2, 4 p.m.-10 p.m., at Ross Barnett Reservoir (Madison Landing Circle, Ridgeland). At Lakeshore Park and Old Trace Park. Includes a 5K run, classic car show, music, kid’s zones, food, meeting members of the military, a cardboard boat race, a lighted boat parade and fireworks. Free; call 601-856-6574. Events at Jackson Marriott (200 E. Amite St.) • Jefferson Jackson Hamer Dinner May 20, 7 p.m. The Mississippi Democratic Party hosts, and the speaker is Burns Strider of the American Values Network. $120, $1,000 sponsor tables; call 969-5100; mississippidemocrats.org. • Mississippi disAbility MegaConference June 15, 3-7:30 p.m., June 16, 7 a.m.-9:30 p.m., June 17, 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The conference is for people with disabilities and their families, as well as professionals. The keynote speaker is Zach Anner. Registration required. $25-$250; call 601-968-0600; msmegaconference.org. • 38th Annual Mississippi Gospel Music Awards July 31, 5 p.m. Recipients receive awards in 27 categories. $20, $30 VIP; call 601981-4035; jmaainc.com. • 42nd Annual Jackson Music Awards Aug. 1, 5 p.m. Rob Jay and Alice Marie are the emcees. Recipients receive awards in 28 categories. $20, $30 VIP; call 601-981-4035; jmaainc.com. Reclaiming the Legacy of Carter High School Ceremony May 28, 11 a.m., at 200 School Road, Brandon. Alumni and staff gather to place a historical marker where the historically black school once stood. Free; call 601-259-1784.

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We Are Jackson Sunday Funday May 29, 2-7 p.m., at The Landing (112 S. President St.). The Blast, Mississippi Greek Weekend and Mississippi Move host the block party. Includes a cash bar, food and music from DJ Scrap Dirty, The Nasty Sho, Spirituals and DJ Spre. Free; call 601-9601537; email bfranklin@jacksonms.gov.

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The Pearl Factor: An All White Affair June 3, 7 p.m., at Country Club of Jackson (345 St. Andrews Drive). The Rho Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s annual fundraiser includes music, food and a silent auction. For ages 21 and up. $53.50; call 956-1411; theallwhiteaffair.com. All Are Welcome, All Belong! June 4, 11 a.m., at Chokwe Lumumba Center for Economic Democracy (939 W. Capitol St.). Celebrate a welcoming Jackson with art, spoken word and stories. Free.

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t’s rare for a new author to make as big of waves as Auburn University professor Anton DiSclafani did with her debut novel, “The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls,” published in 2013. The book, which is set in North Carolina in the 1930s, landed on The New York Times’ best-sellers list and received high praise from countless media sources, including The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, USA Today and Slate. Now, DiSclafani has a new piece of work that tackles a different time and section of the South. “The After Party” (Riverhead Books, 2016, $26), which hit shelves May 17, allows readers to experience the 1950s in Texas, and not just any

HATHOR Honors Reception June 9, 6 p.m., at Municipal Art Gallery (839 N. State St.). HATHOR, Inc. honors women who are public servants. $20 in advance, $25; call 960-1582. Events at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.) • Mississippi Comic Con June 25, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., June 26, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The event includes vendors, artists, fan groups and guests such as Ernie Hudson, Rochelle Davis, Johnny Yong Bosch and more. $15, $5 ages 3-8, ages 2 and under free, $25 two-day pass; call 3547051; mississippicomiccon.com. • 30th Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza Aug. 5, 2-8 p.m., Aug. 6, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Mississippi Wildlife Federation’s event includes more than 200 vendors, demonstrations and more. Free for ages 12 and under on Aug. 5. $10, $5 ages 6-12, children 5 and under free, $20 weekend pass; call 601-6051790; mswildlife.org. • Mississippi Craft Show Aug. 27, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Aug. 28, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Includes art and crafts for sale, entertainment and more. Benefits 9 Lives Cat Rescue, Mississippi Horses and Copiah Animal Shelter. $7 (cash only), ages 12 and under free; call 790-0654; mscraftshow.com. Events at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.) • 2016 Corvette Classic July 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. See more than 100 Corvettes. Also includes vendors, a silent auction, music and more. $5 suggested donation for all ages 13 and up; call 862-7560; email freddie.jones@att.net. • The Premier Bridal Summer Show: Weddings and Celebrations Aug. 14, 1-4 p.m. The event includes prizes, samples and consultations. No strollers. $15 advance, $20 door; VIP: $45 advance, $50 door; thepremierbridalshow.com. City with Soul Awards July 30, 7 p.m., at Metrocenter Mall (3645 Highway 80 W.). At Center Court. The Jackson Music Awards Association awards local businesses. Nominations accepted through June 24. $20; call 800-745-3000.

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KIDS Story Time on the Porch June 2, 3-4 p.m., June 9, 3-4 p.m., June 16, 3-4 p.m., June 23, 3-4 p.m., at Eudora Welty House and Museum (1119 Pinehurst Place). The reading and craft program is for pre-K to fourth grade. Free; call 601-353-7762. Events at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive; 601-981-5469; mschildrensmuseum.org) • Question It? Discover It! Saturday—Safety June 4, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Learn about preventing injuries during play, at school or at work. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free). • Visiting Artist: Ginger Williams Cook June 5, 1:30-5:30 p.m., June 12, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Cook is known for her nesting dolls and illustrations. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free). • Visiting Artist: Susanna Ritz July 3, 1:30-5:30 p.m., July 17, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Create 3D landscapes with the local art teacher. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free). • Question It? Discover It! Saturday—Brain Day July 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Learn about parts of the brain. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free). • Lights, Camera, Imagination! July 17, 2 p.m.-5 p.m. Children audition for a chance to appear in local and regional advertising for the museum. Registration required. $15 per child (does not include museum admission of $10). • Question It? Discover It! Saturday—Back to School Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Learn ways to stay healthy in the school year. Included with admission ($10, children under 12 months free). Events at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.; 601-948-3533, ext. 232; email croebuck@ newstagetheatre.com; newstagetheatre.com) • First Stages Day Camp June 6, 9 a.m.-noon. The theatre camp is for students entering grades 2-5. Registration required. Sessions held weekdays through June 17. $275.

part of the Lone Star State but Houston’s River Oaks, one of the wealthiest areas in the country. Although DiSclafani grew up in northern Florida, she would often visit her extended family in Texas on vacations, and they would drive through River Oaks to see the lavish homes there. The book presents the spectacle of 1950s pop culture and high society, while centered on the friendship of two women and the way the world pulls them. Anton DiSclafani signs copies of “The After Party” at 5 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). For more information, visit antondisclafani.com. —Jessica Smith

• Acting Shakespeare Summer Camp June 6, 1-5 p.m. For youth entering grades 6-12. Camp participants receive instruction in Shakespearean and Elizabethan Drama, acting, stage movement and stage combat. Sessions held weekdays through June 17. Registration required. $275. • Broadway Jr. Summer Camp Intensive June 20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The theater camp is for youth who have completed grades 5-11. Held weekdays through July 13. The camp ends with the production of “Once on This Island Jr.” July 14-17. Registration required. $500. Summer Learning Family Fun Day June 25, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). Includes hands-on learning activities, appearances from PBS Kids characters, a performance from Ed Said, giveaways and a chance to the join the MPB Kids Club. Free; call 960-2321; mpbonline.org/summerlearning. Events at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.; ; call 601-974-1130; millsaps.edu/conted.) • Discovering the Young Artist July 11, 9-11 a.m. Instructor Kenny Richardson guides children in grades 1 – 4 through the basic concepts of shape, form, shading and color. Held daily through July 15. Registration required. $105. • Summer Science Splash Camp 2016 July 17. The program is for youth entering grades 7-9. Includes meals and lodging. Registration required. Held through July 22. $300. • Advanced Drawing for the Young Artist July 18, 9-11 a.m. Instructor Kenny Richardson focuses on advanced applications of the basic drawing principles. Students complete daily exercises to help refine their perceptual drawing skills. Held daily through July 22. $105. Splash Back to School Aug. 6, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). Includes water slides, a dance party, face painting, information from vendors and a school supply giveaway. Included with admission (Adults: $10.25, $9.25 seniors and military, $7.25 ages 2-12, children under 2 and members free); call 601352-2580; jacksonzoo.org.

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Events at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.; 960-1515; msmuseumart.org) • ‘sipp Sourced with Chef Nick Wallace May 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., May 19, 5:30 p.m., May 20-21, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., June 16, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., June 16, 5:30 p.m., June 17-18, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Order from a pop-up menu featuring products from Mississippi sources. Food prices vary. • Dinner and a Movie: A Food Truck Festival May 19, 5-8 p.m. The annual party in the Art Garden includes a cash bar, food for sale from local food trucks and MMA chef Nick Wallace’s ‘sipp Sourced pop-up menu, a screening of “Toy Story 3.” Free.

Events at Sonny Guy Municipal Golf Course (3200 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.) • Willie Richards 55th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament May 20-22, 8:30 a.m. The Nine Iron Golf Club hosts. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Registration required. $150 in advance, $160 on site; call 601-982-8209. • Carrie Jones Charity Golf Classic June 2, noon. Women for Progress of Mississippi hosts. Registration begin at 11 a.m. The format is a two-person scramble. Includes awards and a dinner. Net proceeds go to community service projects. $75 per player; call 259-6770; womenforprogress.net.

Wine Dinner May 19, 6:30 p.m., at River Hills Club (3600 Ridgewood Road). Limited to 40 guests for the five-course meal. Reservations required. $65 plus tax and tip; call 601-987-4454; email events@riverhillsclub.net. Fermented Foods Potluck May 21, 5 p.m., at High Noon Café (Rainbow Plaza, 2807 Old Canton Road). Share dishes and trade recipes with fellow fermentationists. Free; call 366-1513; follow Rainbow Natural Grocery Cooperative on Facebook. Honduran stäge Dinner May 21, 6:30 p.m., at Brent’s Drugs and Soda Fountain (655 Duling Ave.). Chef Melissa Araujo of Alma is the guest chef. Enjoy a seven-course menu paired with beer from Lucky Town, mixed drinks featuring Cathead Vodka and wine. RSVP. $106.49 (includes tip); call 3663427; stagepopup.com. 2016 Mississippi Craft Beer Festival June 24, 5-9 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The VIP hour is from 5-6 pm., and general public attends from 6-9 p.m. Sample more than 100 beers from 28 breweries. Flow Tribe performs at 9 p.m. Volunteers receive free admission (must sign up). $30 in advance, $35 day of event, $10 designated driver; combination ticket for concert: $40 in advance, $45 at the door; call 601-292-7121; ardenland.net. Ice Cream Safari July 9, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). Local media celebrities and special guests serve flavors of Blue Bunny ice cream for your votes. Admission TBA; call 601352-2580; jacksonzoo.org.

• 2016 All-American Youth Barrel Race June 14, 8 a.m., June 15-17, 9 a.m., June 18, noon. Contestants compete for cash prizes and a scholarship. Registration fees apply to compete, free for spectators; call 901-626-8994; lanbarbarrelracing.com. • Platinum Productions Barrel Racing Competition July 22-24. Competitors must register. Free for spectators; call 228-860-8104; platinumproductionsbarrelracing.com. Events at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.; 800-7453000) • WWE Live June 11, 7:30 p.m. Wrestlers include Roman Reigns, A.J. Styles, Sheamus, Ric Flair and more. $15-$95; wwe.com. • Mississippi Black Rodeo July 9, 2 p.m., July 9, 8 p.m. The Real Cowboy Association hosts. $10; realcowboyassociation.com.

LGBT PFLAG Jackson Monthly Meeting June 14, 6:30-8 p.m., July 12, 6:30-8 p.m., Aug. 9, 6:30-8 p.m., at Fondren Presbyterian Church (3220 Old Canton Road). Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) offers support and education to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people, and their families and friends. Free; call 601-842-2274; pflagjacksonms.wordpress.com. Who Is Gloria Dunbar? May 25, 8 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). On the patio. Jackson native and trans-comic Katherine Day gives a one-woman show. For ages 18 and up. $5 cover; call 601948-0888; email theevolutionofkatherine@gmail.com

Events at Old Trace Park (Post Road, Ridgeland) • Dragon Boat Regatta May 21, 9 a.m. The Madison County Chamber of Commerce hosts. Spectators enjoy food and a kids’ zone. An awards ceremony and after-party follows. Teams must register. $300, $1,500 teams, free for spectators; call 601-605-2554; madisoncountychamber.com. • Glow in the Park Ridgeland June 18, 6-11 p.m. Run or walk through the park and get doused with glow-in-the dark powder. Includes music, food vendors and an ‘80s costume contest. Registration required. $30-$40; call 601856-6574; runsignup.com. Events at Kirk Fordice Equine Center (1207 Mississippi St.) • MQHA Region 9 Horse Show June 3, noon, June 4, 7:30 a.m., June 5, 8 a.m. Includes amateur and professional exhibitions, and classes. Competitors must register. Registration fees apply for competitors, free for spectators; call 601-917-8041; mqha.org.

Events at Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (1152 Lakeland Drive) • Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic July 4, 7:30 a.m. Includes a 5K walk/run and a one-mile fun run. Watermelon and beverages served after the race. Registration required. $20 5K, $15 fun run ($5 increase after June 29); msfame.com/2016-watermelon. • 2016 BancorpSouth Hall of Fame Induction Weekend: Drawdown of Champions July 29, 6:30 p.m. The party features a silent auction of sports memorabilia and more. $50 (includes one draw), $25 additional draws; call 982-8264; msfame.com. • 2016 BancorpSouth Hall of Fame Induction Weekend: Meet the Inductees July 30, 10-11:30 a.m. Inductees include Sean Brewer, Willie Heidelburg, Kay James, Jackie Sherrill, Larry Smith and Wesley Walls. Included with admission ($5, $3.50 seniors and students, ages 5 and under free); call 601-9828264; msfame.com.

STAGE & SCREEN “MS Left Me Out” Film Premiere May 18, 7-9:30 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). The film is about working Mississippians with inadequate health care. Attire is business casual. Free. “The Robber Bridegroom” May 24-28, 7:30 p.m., May 29, 2 p.m., May 31-June 4, 7:30 p.m., June 5, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The bluegrass musical is about a robber who courts the daughter of a rich planter. $28, $22 students; newstagetheatre.com. We Are Jackson Comedy Show May 27, 7 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). Teddy Ruks hosts. Comedians include Terry Grossman, Roz Washington, Lil Darrell, Cadillac and Mike Townsend. $20; call 800-745-3000. Afrikan Liberation Day 2016 May 28, 2 p.m., at Chokwe Lumumba Center for Economic Democracy (939 W. Capitol St.). Cooperation Jackson and Malcolm X Grassroots Movement host. Includes Pan-African films. $5 suggested donation. “Purple Planet” Prince Movie Marathon May 28, 6 p.m., at Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.). Enjoy the Prince films “Under the Cherry Moon” at 6 p.m., “Purple Rain” at 8 p.m. and “Graffiti Bridge” at 9:30 p.m. Includes a Prince costume contest. $10; call 960-1537; jacksonms.gov. Events at Black Rose Theatre (103 Black St., Brandon, 601-825-1293; blackrosetheatre.org) • “Barefoot in the Park” June 9-11, 7:30 p.m., June 12, 2 p.m., June 16-18, 7:30 p.m., June 19, 2 p.m. The play is a comedy about newlyweds who decide to play matchmaker. $10-$15. • A Night of One Acts by Local Playwrights July 21-23, 7:30 p.m., July 24, 2 p.m. Include “The Makeover,” “Mother of the House,” “Vapors” and “The Disappearing Act.” Admission TBA. The Joking Around Comedy Show Featuring Kountry Wayne June 18, 8 p.m., at Wahabi Shrine Center (4123 Interstate 55 S. Frontage Road). Big Sean Larkins, Nardo Blackmon, Skip Da Comic, Kajuan Claiborne and Rita B. also perform. $20-$40; call 601-709-7894. “Avenue Q” July 22-31, at Actor’s Playhouse (121 Paul Truitt Lane, Pearl). Fondren Theatre Workshop presents the musical. $15-$20; fondrentheatreworkshop.org.

by Bryan Flynn

This has been a season to remember for the University of Mississippi softball team. The Rebels earned an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in the history of the school. Thursday, May 19 College baseball (6:30-10 p.m., SECN+): A huge SEC West series begins, as a tied-for-first Texas A&M tries to hold off third-place University of Mississippi. Friday, May 20 College softball (5:30-8 p.m., ESPN3): The UM Rebels’ first NCAA Tournament game will be against Tulsa in game one of the regional. Saturday, May 21 Horse racing (4-6:30 p.m., NBC): Nyquist looks to win the second leg of the Triple Crown at the 141st Preakness Stakes. Sunday, May 22 College baseball (10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., ESPNU): The 2016 SWAC Baseball Tournament will crown a champion who gets the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. Monday, May 23 NBA (7:30-10 p.m., ESPN): Watch game four of the Eastern Conference finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors. Tuesday, May 24 College baseball (9:30 a.m.-11 p.m., SECN): Day one of the 2016 SEC Baseball Tournament begins, featuring the fifth- through 12thseed teams. Wednesday, May 25 College baseball (9:30 a.m.-11 p.m., SECN): Watch day two of the 2016 SEC Baseball Tournament, as the top four seeds play their first game of the tournament. The Rebels take the field in the Norman Regional, which the No. 3-seeded University of Oklahoma will host. This UM team set a school record for wins, with 39 victories for the year. Follow Bryan Flynn at jfpsports.com, @jfpsports and at facebook.com/jfpsports.w

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BUZZED Saturday, May 28, 2016 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND! Free Live Music On Two Stages! Museum’s Grounds and Downtown Indianola!

Festival Starts at 10:00am

NO COOLERS OR TENTS Featuring: Kid’s Fun Zone & the Mississippi Classic Car Club! Keb Mo’ Band Big Time Rhythm & Blues Band B.B. King Museum AllStars

Jake & the Pearl Street Jumpers Teeny Tucker Steve Azar & The Kings Men

Sponsored by The B.B. King Museum & The Indianola Chamber Main Street

New Stage Theatre presents

The Robber

Bridegroom

Books and Lyrics by Alfred Uhry Music by Robert Waldman Adapted from the novella by Eudora Welty Directed by Peppy Biddy Musical Director Harlan Zackery, Jr.

May 24-June 5, 2016

Papitos

May 18 - 24, 2016 • jfp.ms

All the Mexican favorites you expect plus fresh salsa, sizzling fajitas and a wonderful atmosphere. And check out the drink specials!

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6376 Ridgewood Court Dr, Jackson, MS 601-665-4632

For tickets: 601-948-3533

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or newstagetheatre.com to find out more about Papitos, visit

@VISITJACKSONMS THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: 212-541-4684 Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

WEDNESDAY 5/18

THURSDAY 5/19

SATURDAY 5/21

Harry Bolick signs “Mississippi Fiddle Tunes and Songs from the 1940s” at Lemuria Books.

The Dragon Boat Regatta Paddler’s Party is at the Jackson Yacht Club.

The Honduran stäge Dinner is at Brent’s Drugs and Soda Fountain.

BEST BETS May 18 - 25, 2016

MONDAY 5/23

Courtesy New Stage Theatre

(Left to right) David Spencer, Kate Yost, Chris Roebuck, Sharon Miles, Ryan Bloomquist and Jessica Wilkinson star in “The Robber Bridegroom” at New Stage Theatre, May 24-June 5.

Femignome performs at 7 p.m. at Big Sleepy’s (208 W. Capitol St.). The melodic low-fi rock band from Atlanta is touring to support its latest album, “Anxt.” Ben Ricketts also performs. For all ages. Admission TBA; call 601-863-9516; find the event on Facebook.

TUESDAY 5/24

The “MS Left Me Out” Film Premiere is from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). The Mississippi Health Advocacy Program (MHAP) commissioned the film. The documentary is about working Mississippians with inadequate health care. Includes hors d’oeuvres. Attire is business casual. Free; call 601-960-2321; follow MS Left Me out on Facebook.

are welcome to sign up to showcase their work. Free; call 601-960-1515; email raghili@jacksonms.gov (artists); msmuseumart.org. … Soulshine Blues & Groove Festival is from 6 to 11 p.m. at Soulshine Pizza Factory, Township (1111 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland). Performers include the King Edward Blues Band, The House Rockers and Jesse Robinson. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. No cover, donations welcome; call 601-856-8646; ridgeland.soulshinepizza.com.

THURSDAY 5/19

SATURDAY 5/21

Dinner and a Movie: A Food Truck Festival is from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The annual party in the Art Garden includes a cash bar, food for sale from local food trucks and MMA chef Nick Wallace’s ‘sipp Sourced pop-up menu, a screening of “Toy Story 3.” Free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

FRIDAY 5/20

by Micah Smith

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jacksonfreepress.com Fax: 601-510-9019 Daily updates at jfpevents.com

Bike to Lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Smith Park (302 E. Amite St.). The City of Jackson is the host. Citizens are encourage to ride their bikes for National Bike Month. Includes food trucks, popsicles, music, yoga and dance classes, chalk art activities and more. Artists

Midfest 2016 is from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Midtown Arts District. The Business Association of Midtown (BAM) is the host. Purchase from local artists, products designers and food vendors. Free; madeinmidtownjxn.com. … Cathead Birthday Jam is from 3 to 9 p.m. at Cathead Distillery (422 S. Farish St.). The Bright Light Social Hour, Seryn, the Honey Island Swamp Band and DEAD 27s perform. All-ages show. Gates open at 1 p.m. Chair and blankets welcome. No coolers. $20 in advance, $30 at the gate, ages 10 and under free; call 601-292-7121 or 877-987-6487; ardenland.net.

SUNDAY 5/22

The Willie Richards 55th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament is at 8:30 a.m. at the Sonny Guy Municipal Golf Course (3200 W Woodrow Wilson Ave.). The Nine Iron Golf Club is the host. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Registration required. Additional dates: May 20-21, 8:30 a.m. $150 in advance, $160 on site; call 601-982-8209, 601-573-5515 or 601-421-8268.

Jesse Robinson performs for the Soulshine Blues & Groove Festival on Friday, May 20, at Soulshine Pizza Factory in Ridgeland.

WEDNESDAY 5/25

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WEDNESDAY 5/18

Courtesy Jesse Robinson

Culpepper Webb signs copies of “In Search of Walker Wells” at 4 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 201). $19.95 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. … The Cathy Curtis Lecture is from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.) in Trustmark Grand Hall. The author discusses her book, “Restless Ambition: Grace Hartigan.” Included with ticket purchase ($12, $10 seniors, $6 students, free for members); call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org.

“The Robber Bridegroom” is at 7:30 p.m. at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). The Mississippi bluegrass musical is about a robber who courts the daughter of a rich planter. Additional dates: May 24-28, 7:30 p.m., May 29, 2 p.m., May 31-June 4, 7:30 p.m., June 5, 2 p.m., $28, $22 students; call 601-948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com. 27

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Green Ghost Love by Micah Smith

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rowing up in a single-parent home, Cesar Torres and Oswaldo Panchez would often help their mother, Yolanda Coronado, in the kitchen to make sure that dinner was at the table on time. Today, their family’s love of food and fellowship is at the forefront of their authentic Mexican restaurant, Green Ghost Tacos, which opened in September 2015.

Imani Khayyam

MEDITERRANEAN/GREEK

“She’s the boss,” he says with a smile. “I just get to help her put the food together and execute it. With this, I think we’re just her children. There are no positions.” Torres says one of the difficulties facing the restaurant has been getting the word out. Long before Green Ghost opened on County Line, rejuvenating their space with reclaimed-wood paneling and cheerful lime-

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

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

BARS, PUBS & BURGERS Burgers and Blues 1060 E. County Line Rd. 601-899-0038

Best Burger frequent finalist, plus plate lunches, live music and entertainment!

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

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

Johnny T’s Bistro & Blues 538 N. Farish St., Downtown Jackson 601-954-1323 Johnny T’s and 540 offer something different to local and visting patrons alike and ensure you enjoy a memorable food and entertainment experience every time.

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

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

ASIAN AND INDIAN

May 18 - 24, 2016 • jfp.ms

Fusion Japanese and Thai Cuisine 1002 Treetops Blvd, Flowood 601-664-7588 1030-A Hwy 51, Madison 601-790-7999

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Specializing in fresh Japanese and Thai cuisine, an extensive menu features everything from curries to fresh sushi.

Surin of Thailand 3000 Old Canton Road, Suite 105, Jackson 601-981-3205 Jackson’s Newest Authentic Thai & Sushi Bar with 26 signature martini’s and extensive wine list.

Thai House 1405 Old Square Rd., Jackson 601.982.9991 Laid-back Thai eatery featuring curries, noodles & fried rice, plus a lunch buffet & takeout.

Green Ghost Tacos sells a variety of authentic Mexican dishes, including tacos, made from scratch.

“It all started with a good idea of just bringing some good tacos to Mississippi,” Torres says. “We wanted to put it together—me, my brother and my mom—and we’ve been using my mom’s recipes. Our goal is to bring the freshest tacos available, all made from scratch.” While Green Ghost is fairly new, its owners have lived in the Jackson area since coming here from Guanajuato, Mexico, in 1994. Torres moved to Chicago after graduating from Murrah High School in 1999 and began working in the restaurant industry, becoming a director of operations for a franchise group and a district manager for several restaurants chains at different times. His positions had him managing eateries in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Indiana. Despite having about 800 employees working for him in his previous roles, Torres says running Green Ghost isn’t all that different. “The only thing is that at that point, you had different departments that would help you,” he says. “Now, I have to be the person that does the accounting, I have to do P&Ls (profit and loss statements), I have to run to tables, (and) I have do the dishes. So when you go from a big organization to running your own business, you have to start from zero.” Although he and his brother have plenty of responsibilities with Green Ghost, Torres says his mother is truly the one running the show, providing recipes for everything from the tacos and empanadas to the dessert options, such as pastel tres leches and flan.

green walls, the location housed another restaurant that was much less concerned with the food’s quality than Torres is. “Then, it was closed for a long time, so people weren’t used to coming here at all,” he says. “The businesses next to us, you know, they’ve got their customers, but they’re also new businesses, so we’re all trying to build customer flow over here.” Torres says they plan to open another location sometime this year, potentially closer to the Fondren or downtown areas. Within the next few years, he says, you’ll hopefully be able to grab a slow-roasted pork shoulder torta or a marinated-steak taco from Green Ghost restaurants elsewhere in Mississippi and beyond. In the meantime, Torres and his family are just excited to see their idea become a reality and to see customers enjoying the food they create. “If you’re in the food industry, one, you have to love food, and two, you have to love people,” Torres says. “… In the past, in my previous lives, I had jobs where I had to quit because the human interaction wasn’t there. It was more behind a desk, looking at spreadsheets all day, so I didn’t really like that. I really enjoy when people come in and tell you about their day, and working with employees, and just watching people eat the food and enjoy it.” Green Ghost Tacos (1290 E. County Line Road, Ridgeland, 601-957-7436) is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Visit greenghosttacos.com.

Last Week’s Answers

BY MATT JONES

54 Kissing in front of everyone, e.g. 55 Memorize everything involving sugar suffixes? 58 “Falling Up” poet Silverstein 61 Earth sci. 62 Actor Tom of “The Dukes of Hazzard” 63 Lose it, in a way? 64 Bowling spot 65 Numbers ending in 8, e.g. 66 Pro votes 67 Suffix after hip or hoop 68 Yellow Muppet

40 Had some grub 41 “Much appreciated,” in a text message 44 Shining 45 Biases 47 Creatures who cause trouble on walls? 48 Ball club VIP 49 String in the attic? 52 Former ABC executive ___

Arledge 53 Swiss mathematician Leonhard 56 Long swimmers 57 Travel randomly 58 Retreating 59 Paint swatch option 60 “Golden” time ©2016 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@ jonesincrosswords.com) For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. Or to bill to your credit card, call: 1-800 655-6548. Reference puzzle #772.

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1 CBS drama spun off from “JAG” 5 Retired auto racer Teo ___ 9 “That was close!” 13 1966 Grammy winner Eydie 14 “___ stands ...” 15 First state to vote 16 Trap during a winter storm 17 Mah-jongg piece 18 Sketch look 19 Scrunch a sea mammal into a tiny space? 22 A googol divided by a googol 23 “It’s nothing ___ consequence” 24 “The Hunchback of ___ Dame”

28 Stefan who won six Grand Slam singles titles 30 Catching up to, with “on” 32 Put into piles 33 Specter 35 What old mattresses do 36 Big sea waves for a Detroit union? 40 Ocean off Ga. and Fla. 42 Make like a 33-Across 43 For you and me 46 Whom to “take one for” 48 1990s Flockhart TV role 50 Apply, as pressure 51 Campbell’s spaghetti sauce brand

1 “Out of the question” 2 Dessert with a hardened layer 3 Phony, for short 4 Mister, in Rio 5 Ayatollah’s decree 6 Man from Manchuria 7 Farm animal with a beard 8 Anatomical duct 9 Name yelled in “Cast Away” 10 Earth mover 11 She for a shepherd 12 Hell, it’s said 13 Some action figures 20 CD followers? 21 Conglomerate 25 Gift bag padding 26 “Messenger” substance 27 Deviled item 29 Frat vowel 31 Entreat 33 Internet celebrity whose real name is Tardar Sauce 34 Farm female 37 Piques, as an appetite 38 “The sheep says ...” response, on a See ‘n Say 39 “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” co-creator McElhenney

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Put one digit from 1-9 in each square of this Sudoku so that the following three conditions are met: 1) each row, column, and 3x3 box (as marked off by heavy lines in the grid) contains the digits 1-9 exactly one time; 2) no digit is repeated within any of the areas marked off by dotted lines; and 3) the sums of the numbers in each area marked off by dotted lines total the little number given in each of those areas. Now do what I tell you -- solve!! psychosudoku@gmail.com

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

“There are situations in life when it is wisdom not to be too wise,� said Friedrich Schiller. The coming days may be one of those times for you. I therefore advise you to dodge any tendency you might have to be impressed with your sophisticated intelligence. Be suspicious of egotism masquerading as cleverness. You are most likely to make good decisions if you insist on honoring your raw instincts. Simple solutions and uncomplicated actions will give you access to beautiful truths and truthful beauty, especially if you anchor yourself in innocent compassion.

To prepare you for the coming weeks, I have gathered three quotes from the Bulgarian writer, Elias Canetti. These gems, along with my commentary, will serve you well if you use them as seeds for your ongoing meditations. Seed No. 1: “He would like to start from scratch. Where is scratch?� Here’s my addendum: No later than your birthday, you’ll be ready to start from scratch. In the meantime, your task is to find out where scratch is, and clear a path to it. Seed No. 2: “All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.� My addendum: Monitor your dreams closely. They will offer clues about what you need to remember. Seed No. 3: “Relearn astonishment, stop grasping for knowledge, lose the habit of the past.� My addendum: Go in search of the miraculous.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

“There are friendships like circuses, waterfalls, libraries,� said writer Vladimir Nabokov. I hope you have at least one of each, Leo. And if you don’t, I encourage you to go out and look for some. It would be great if you could also get access to alliances that resemble dancing lessons, colorful sanctuaries, lion whisperers, prayer flags and the northern lights. Right now you especially need the stimulation that synergistic collaborations can provide. The next chapter of your life story requires abundant contact with interesting people who have the power to surprise you and teach you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

“Perfection is a stick with which to beat the possible,� says author Rebecca Solnit. She is, of course, implying that it might be better not to beat the possible, but rather to protect and nurture the possible as a viable option— especially if perfection ultimately proves to have no value other than as a stick. This is always a truth worth honoring, but it will be crucial for you in the weeks to come. I hope you will cultivate a reverence and devotion to the possible. As messy or maddening as it might be, it will also groom your powers as a maker.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):

An invigorating challenge is headed your way. To prepare you, I offer the wisdom of French author AndrĂŠ Gide. “Through loyalty to the past,â€? he wrote, “our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow’s joy is possible only if today’s joy makes way for it.â€? What this means, Libra, is that you will probably have to surrender your attachment to a well-honed delight if you want to make yourself available for a bright new delight that’s hovering on the frontier. An educational blessing will come your way if and only if you clear space for its arrival. As Gide concludes, “Each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding wave.â€?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

“How prompt we are to satisfy the hunger and thirst of our bodies; how slow to satisfy the hunger and thirst of our souls!� Henry David Thoreau wrote that, and now I’m passing it on to you just in time for a special phase of your long-term cycle. During this upcoming interlude, your main duty is to feed your soul in every way you can imagine. So please stuff it with unpredictable beauty and reverent emotions. Cram it with mysterious adventures and rambling treks in the frontier. Gorge it with intimate unpredictability and playful love and fierce devotions in behalf of your most crucial dreams. Warning: You will not be able to rely solely on the soul food that has sustained you in the past. Be eager to discover new forms of nourishment.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

“Here’s how every love letter can be summarized,� says Russell Dillon in his poem “Past-Perfect-Impersonal�:

“What is it you’re unable to surrender and please may I have that?� I bring this tease to your attention because it may serve as a helpful riddle in the coming weeks. You’re entering a phase when you will have an enhanced ability to tinker with and refine and even revolutionize your best intimate relationships. I’m hoping Dillon’s provocation will unleash a series of inquiries that will inspire you as you imagine how you could supercharge togetherness and reinvent the ways you collaborate.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Fifth-century Christian theologian St. Jerome wrote that “it requires infinite discretion to look for gold in the midst of dirt.� Ancient Roman poet Virgil on one occasion testified that he was “searching for gold in dung.� While addressing the angels, 19th-century French poet Charles Baudelaire bragged, “From each thing I extracted its quintessence. You gave me your mud, and I made gold out of it.� From what I can tell, Caprciorn, you have been engaged in similar work lately. The climax of your toil should come in the next two weeks. (Thanks to Michael Gilleland for the inspiration: tinyurl.com/mudgold.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):

“At this time in my life,� says singer Joni Mitchell, “I’ve confronted a lot of my devils. A lot of them were pretty silly, but they were incredibly real at the time.� According to my reading of the astrological omens, Aquarius, you are due to enjoy a similar grace period. It may be a humbling grace period, because you’ll be invited to decisively banish worn-out delusions that have filled you with needless fear. And it may be a grace period that requires you to make strenuous adjustments, since you’ll have to revise some of your old stories about who you are and how you got here. But it will also be a sweet grace period, because you’ll be blessed again and again with a visceral sense of liberation.

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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TENNESSEE FOR THE TWENTY-FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, AT RIPLEY NO. 15343 COLTON WADE BROYLES and AMBER NICHOLE BROYLES vs. MATTHEW AARON SMITH Colton Wade Broyles and Amber Nichole Broyles filed a petition seeking to terminate the parental rights of Matthew Aaron Smith to M.L.S., a minor born 26 September 2011, in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, alleging that the father of M.L.S. abandoned the child. Matthew Aaron Smith is ordered to respond to the Petition within thirty days of the final day of publication of this notice; a copy of the answer must be served upon Lewis Jenkins, Attorney, P.O. Box 220, Dyersburg, TN 38025-0220. A copy of the Petition may be obtained from the clerk of this Court. If Matthew Aaron Smith fails to respond as ordered, judgment by default will be entered for the relief demanded.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

More than halfway through her prose poem “A Settlement,� Mary Oliver abruptly stops her meandering meditation on the poignant joys of spring’s soft awakening. Suddenly she’s brave and forceful: “Therefore, dark past, I’m about to do it. I’m about to forgive you for everything.� Now would be a perfect moment to draw inspiration from her, Pisces. I dare you to say it. I dare you to mean it. Speak these words: “Therefore, dark past, I’m about to do it. I’m about to forgive you for everything.�

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

“An oar moves a boat by entering what lies outside it,� writes poet Jane Hirshfield. You can’t use the paddle inside the boat! It’s of no value to you unless you thrust it into the drink and move it around vigorously. And that’s an excellent metaphor for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks, my friend. If you want to reach your next destination, you must have intimate and continual interaction with the mysterious depths that lie outside your known world.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

The short attention span is now enshrined as the default mode of awareness. “We skim rather than absorb,� says author James Lough. “We read Sappho or Shakespeare the same way we glance over a tweet or a text message, scanning for the gist, impatient to move on.� There’s a problem with that approach, however. “You can’t skim Shakespeare,� says Lough. I propose that we make that your epigram to live by in the coming weeks, Taurus: You can’t skim Shakespeare. According to my analysis, you’re going to be offered a rich array of Shakespeare-level information and insights. To get the most out of these blessings, you must penetrate and marinate and ruminate.

Homework: What’s the one thing you would change about yourself if you could? And why can’t you? Go to Realastrology.com and click “Email Rob.�

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