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Volume XV, Number XII
September 2005
Free
www.cooperyoung.org
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Cooper-Young – Many Voices, One Community
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oices, One Community
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Cooper-Young – Many Voices, One Community
Staff and Volunteers
Founder, Janet Stewart
Editor, Chris Robinson
Distribution, Rich Bullington
Ad Sales, Henry Lewis
Layout, Karen Capps
Cover art, Karen Capps
Contributors: Marisa Bagget, Emily Bishop, Deborah Camp, Cheryl Cornish, Jon
Devin, Shannon MB Dixon, Jacob Flowers, Karen Golighty, Michel Johnson,
Edmond Mackey, TroyAnn Polopoulas,
J. Carolyn Rice, Susan Roakes, Don Thomas,
Katherine Turner, Chip Washington
The opinions and information presented
here are those of the staff and volunteers
of the LampLighter and do not necessarily
reflect the entire Cooper-Young community.
The LampLighter assumes no responsibility
for errors or omissions. However‚ we commit
ourselves to providing current and accurate
information. Anyone can volunteer to be a
part of the LampLighter staff.
Cooper-Young Community
Association Board Members
Edmond Mackey, President
Debbie Sowell, Vice President
SeeʼTrail Mackey, Secretary
Buzz Shellabarger, Treasurer
Richard Coletta, Festival Four-Miler
Emily Bishop, Communications
Terry Lawrence, Community Safety
At Large
Michael Ham
Debbie Sowell
Rosemary West
Jason Word
Randi Lynn, Executive Director
Contact list
LL Editor
Chris Robinson, 272-2922
[email protected]
LL Ad Sales
Henry Lewis, 438-4334
[email protected]
LL Distribution
Rich Bullington, 726-4635
[email protected]
CYBA
Michele Johnson, 276-7222
[email protected]
CYCA
Randi Lynn, 272-2922
[email protected]
CYDC
Sutton Mora, 272-1459
[email protected]
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September Calendar
The Festival is here!
All meetings at 2298 Young, unless
otherwise specified.
Edmund Mackey – President
Community Clean up
September 10, 9 a.m.
O
ne of the things I revere most about this neighborhood is the Festival.
It gives my wife and I, as a young couple, an opportunity to start a family tradition Iʼm sure will last for a lifetime.
The Festival also brings people that are unfamiliar with Midtown down to mix,
mingle and be amazed by Cooper-Young residents.
The Festival starts with the CY, Young Artists Contest, followed by the Friday
4-Miler that serves as the kickoff event for the Festival Weekend. This is the only
race that starts at sundown and ends with a party including a rockinʼ band and
beer.
The Festival Weekend culminates with Festival day on Saturday with bands,
beer, vendors and a good time for all.
With all the fun going on, you might forget that you are supporting two great
associations: the Cooper-Young Business Association and the Cooper-Young Community Association, along with local artists and churches that set up booths for the
Festival.
So, get out and meet a neighbor, I hope everyone enjoys themselves as much
as I will.
Oops, one more thing.
Kudos, to all the blocks that participated in the National Night Out Block Party.
We had 12 blocks in Cooper-Young that participated in this event, and we even had
the local news stop by to cover some of the parties. The 12 blocks this year are the
most blocks that have participated in annual event in recent years, and I know participation will grow under the leadership of Safety Chairman Terry Lawerence.
No CYCA general meeting
September 13, 6 p.m.
Show up and stuff 4-Miler race bags
CYCA board meeting
Young Artist Reception
September
15,
6 - 7:30 p.m.
Peabody
School
Festival Art Show
September 15, New Ballet Ensemble
2166 Central, 7 - 10 p.m.
Festival 4-Miler
CY Festival
September 17, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Where’s Bubba?
Karen Capps is the feature
Festival artist
Karen Golightly
K
aren Bottle Capps came to Memphis in 1986 in search of her
Uncle Bubba who pulled an allnighter on Beale Street and never reappeared. She was so smitten with the town,
Memphis College of Art, and CooperYoung in particular, she never left. After
adopting three dogs and two cats at her
Evelyn home, Capps decided that CY was
the place for her. Capps was selected as
one of the featured artists by First Tennessee to display work in the FedEx Forum.
She is an active member of the Midtown
Artist Market and has shown her work at
Otherlands, the Center for Southern Folklore, and Tater Reds. She has been commissioned to create blues art by The Blues
Foundation, and has an upcoming show at
Memphis Heritage on Sept. 30.
Capps works countless hours as a
vital member of the CY community.
She mans a beer cart for the Festival,
assigns numbers for the 4-miler, contributes work to the art show, and
helps organize the annual CY auction.
Sheʼs most proud of her work on the
LampLighter over the past five years, and
the fact that her yard was voted Yard Of
The Month. Both of these credits are due
to her diligent efforts to show the beauty
and diversity of CY to the rest of Memphis.
Cappsʼ artwork for this yearʼs Festival
reflects the variety of residents and valued
history of CY. “I chose the Captain Harris house because itʼs our neighborhoodʼs
most familiar home,” she said. “As one of
the oldest homes in CY, itʼs a landmark
worthy of everyoneʼs attention. Itʼs also a
nice collage of architecture and color, reflecting the mix of people and tastes here.
I wanted to include the name of every
single street in CY to show how important
all of them are. Itʼs not just about Cooper
and Young, but about all of the smaller
streets, and the houses on those streets,
and the people in those houses that make
up our community”.
“All of the materials were found objects, donated, in a way, by the neighborhood itself. Trash to some people, but every day that I go out, Iʼm liable to find just
that treasure Iʼve been searching for. The
vintage glass and china pieces surfaced
from what used to be our neighborhood
dump in 1910 at Barksdale and Elzey. The
metal came straight off the streets, including the fence, which I made from discarded street-sweeping needles. Carved
Designs donated their leftover stained
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glass for the garden and path in front of
the house. All of these little pieces were
considered garbage by the people who
threw them away, but I see something different and beautiful in them. And if you
put them together in just the right way,
they make a piece of art,” Capps said.
So if you happen to see her Uncle
Bubba down on Beale Street, tell him
Karen “Bottle” Capps is alive and well
in Cooper-Young, and still on the lookout
for any sign of him.
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Power to the people
Careful where you leave
that SUV
I
Jon Devin
enjoy seeing CYCA membersʼ bumper stickers which read “CooperYoung: the Intersection of Memphis.”
But around this time of year I think how
handy it would be if they read, “Yes, I live
in Cooper-Young. No, you canʼt park in
my yard.”
Ah, the double-edged sword. On the
one hand it is such a pleasure to see so
many thousands of people thronging the
streets of our neighborhood for the Festival and the Mid-South Fair in September.
On the other, itʼs a bit harder to welcome
their vehicles.
You know what Iʼm talking about. One
year, a Chevy suburban (the bumper of
which had been wall-papered with Dole/
Kemp stickers) parked a precious six
inches into my driveway, and the owner
argued with me for half an hour before
moving. Perhaps I shouldnʼt have called
her a Bartlett cracker, but thatʼs beside
the point. As I stood there delineating the
boundary line between the sidewalk and
the driveway for her, another car zoomed
by and parked six inches into my driveway from the other side.
Then there was the red Camry I found
in my driveway upon returning home
from the grocery store. Not to worry—the
driver had left his hazard lights flashing
so Iʼd know he was only temporarily
trespassing. He returned with his beer and
funnel cake about five minutes after the
wrecker left with his car.
Oh, but it doesnʼt end there. I awoke
from a nap one afternoon during the
fair to find a green Mercedes parked in
my yard, on the grass, nestled under a
hickory tree at the expense of a rosebush
that it had run over in order to park in
the shade. Now I have shown my face at
numerous anti-war rallies around the city
in the last few years and generally do not
have a problem remaining nonviolent, but
nobody messes with my flowers without
opening a big ole can of skinny, white,
gay boy whoop-ass.
Who has that kind of nerve? Obviously
this was someone who steals candy from
small children and calls collect to his elderly mother. That said, Iʼll decline to put
into print what I contemplated doing to
his car aside from having it towed.
Without too much cynicism, I send a
resounding “ahem” to my fellow CooperYoungians who profit from this abysmal
mess by renting out their lawns to Festival
and Fair goers for five or ten bucks. Why?
The reason both of my towees gave for
parking in my yard was that every other
resident on the block was allowing it, so
they thought I must be doing it too.
Call me crazy, though, I just canʼt see
that itʼs worth the liability you accept
when someone leaves their car on your
property and in your care. One scratch
or ding on somebodyʼs Lexus and youʼve
lost your entire profit. God help you if
one of your patrons returns too drunk to
drive.
There is one thoroughly amusing detail to the parking debacle, which comes
in the form of yard signs that people post
in vain attempts to ward off these kind of
problems. They say things like, “Glad you
had fun at the fair. You can arrange to pick
up your car by calling this number.” Some
make outright threats of death and destruction (obviously, somebody ran over
their rosebushes too in which case they
are entirely justified). Others just beg:
“PLEASE donʼt block my driveway!” I
sometimes think that CYCA should have
an award for the most creative yard sign.
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CYCA Membership News–Our Members Count!
Mission
Our purpose is to form an association of residents and interested parties
to work together to make our diverse
and historic community a more desirable and safer place to live, worship,
work, and play.
Thanks to
Sponsors!
Our
Festival
4-Miler
Primary Sponsors
Wild Oats Markets, Inc.
Entercom/94.1 the Buzz
CYBA
Supporting Sponsors
Schwartz Electric
AutoZone
Benefactors
Memphis Animal Clinic
National Economy Plumbers
Sowell & Co. Realtors
Celtic Crossing
American Lubricating Co.
Schnuk Markets, Inc.
Memphis Recors/Young Avenue Sound
The Peddler Bike Shop
Colettaʼs Pizza
Camyʼs
Breakaway Athletics
Blue Fish
Café Ole
Easy Way
Young Avenue Deli
Friends
State Farm / Steve Womack
Richard Coletta
Darlene Bak
MLG&W
General Fund Donors
Alan Ray
In-kind Donors
Pie in the Sky Pizza
Welcome New Members!
Steve Jones
Jason McMaster & Scott Olsen
Rebecca Winn
Renewing Members
Barbara Cook
Lorraine Holton
Alan Ray
Friends of CYCA
Erich & Tina Schroeder
Volunteer Spotlight
Thanks to everyone that donated sweat
and time on August 6 to find new route
volunteers and make deliveries for the
Lamplighter! Volunteer for Lamplighter
delivery. Contact Rich Bullington at
[email protected] or 726-4635
Calling All Volunteers!
• Pre-Race, Race, and Festival volunteers
are still needed! Details coming to the
email-list and www.cooperyoung.org.
• C-Y Beautification Day from 9a-12p,
Saturday, September 10. Make neighborhood clean and safe for Festival
events. Wear your work clothes and
meet at the office for assignments.
• Need volunteer hours? Love to volunteer? Want to volunteer but itʼs too
hot outside? This is the job for you!
Call the office 272-2922 or email
[email protected] to set up your
2005 Membership Goal
Membership
238
Goal: 600
Donations:
$4,890
Goal: $8,000
own data entry hours—evenings,
weekends, anytime you want to work.
It is easy! Sit in our climate controlled
office and type in important data.
• Volunteers are asked to help cover
graffiti reported throughout the
neighborhood. If you can help call
272-2922 to make an appointment to
pick up paint, supplies, and location
assignments. It should take less than
one hour.
• Help welcome new neighbors! Coming in October! Prepare and deliver
welcome kits to everyone who came to
Cooper-Young in May-October.
Member Benefits
• Free Six Flags coupons! Only 12 available. First come, first serve. Call the
office 272-2922 to reserve your share.
Coupons are for $25.99 admission
July 1 – Aug. 28, or Buy One Get One
Free Sept. 1 – Oct. 30.
• Members of the CYCA may purchase
vouchers for admission to the WONDERS series latest exhibition, The Art
of the Motorcycle. Vouchers for Adults
are $10, a savings of $5 off the regular
admission. Purchase your vouchers
at the next general community meeting – 2nd Tuesday each month at 6
pm! The exhibit runs through Oct.
30. For more on the exhibit, visit:
www.wonders.org
Membership drive
The procrastinating is over
Chip Armstrong – Members Count Committee
F
estival is upon us and itʼs time to
show off our wonderful neighborhood to all of our hinterland
friends. We brag about living in the best
neighborhood in Memphis to anyone who
will listen (although itʼs not bragging
ʼcause itʼs a fact), and we strut around the
Festival as if we own the place (because,
well, we do.).
But how many of us are actually cardcarrying, dues-paying, in-good-standing
members of the Cooper-Young Community Association? I donʼt mean used to be,
once were, or thought I was members. I
mean members.
Now I know there are plenty of folks
out there in the used to be – thought I was
group, and I often lead the field. Itʼs not
like the 20 bucks would exactly break me.
Itʼs just that writing the check was never
at the top of my priority list. In fact, if
there was ever a procrastinatorʼs dream,
this is it. Plus, you have to address the envelope, stamp it, mail it, etc., etc., on and
on, yada, yada, yada. What a hassle!
Well, friends and neighbors, and I
mean this is the truest sense of the words,
itʼs time to pay up. The year is more than
half over, and itʼs important to complete
our membership drive.
Sure, we all know that this is a great
neighborhood. But the neighborhood is
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only as good as you are. Help us out and
do the right thing. Hereʼs an application/
renewal form. Clip it out and join or rejoin the CYCA today! Right NOW!
And as our token of good faith (and as
our final resort of bribery) anyone who
joins or renews membership before Oct.
1, 2005, will be eligible in a drawing for a
free iPOD Shuffle.
So to all you old-timers: Weʼve come a
long way, baby. We needed you then, and
we need you now. Besides, youʼre not
moving anywhere because you couldnʼt
afford to move back.
And to all our new neighbors: Welcome! We know what you paid for your
house. And, please, we think you can
handle another twenty dollars.
And you know what? Itʼs not like your
20 bucks will break us either. In fact, there
are even discounts for seniors and singles.
And if the money is a problem, bring your
check to the CYCA table during the Festival and weʼll see what kind of gifts we
have for you.
What we really want is for you to be
an actual member of the Cooper-Young
Community Association – the best neighborhood in Memphis. This is your neighborhood. Be proud of it. Be part of it.
Hey, weʼre just trying to be neighborly.
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Seasonal safety
September declared “Porch Party Month”
Terry Lawrence
A
s the Safety Chairman for the
Community Association, I am
unofficially declaring September
as Porch Party Month.
Whatʼs a porch party?
A porch party is a gathering on your
porch – preferably the front porch – with
friends and neighbors, where you can see
the street and those on the street and sidewalk can see you. There is the enjoyment
of food, beverages, and good company
that make the porch party fun and very
desirable.
Aside from the fun aspects of the porch
party, they also serve more practical purposes. The porch party puts extra eyes and
ears on your part of the street to help our
men and women of the West Precinct fight
crime. And who said you could not fight
crime with a glass of merlot in hand?
The porch party is a deterrent for those
looking to break into or vandalize our cars
and trucks parked along the street. The
porch party also serves to put a person or
persons at peace who passes through our
neighborhood. We do not have the best
street lighting in parts of the neighborhood, so seeing and hearing people in
those areas is welcome.
So what are all these events going on
in September that we should be throwing
porch parties?
It is not the events that give us cause
to have porch parties, but the presence of
those in our neighborhood because of the
events. I am talking about those that are
looking for the crimes of opportunity that
surround large gatherings.
The first event is Sept. 10, the Southern Heritage Football Classic. This is one
of the largest events held at the Liberty
Bowl Stadium.
Sept. 16, is the running of the CooperYoung 4-Miler. We will have hundreds
of runners from all across the Mid-South
coming to our neighborhood just to run
in this race and party afterwards in the
Congo parking lot.
While having your porch party on this
night you get to encourage the runners
on to personal best times, and participate
in the “Light The Way Contest.” This is
the contest that gives prizes for the house
having the best party during the race.
The next day is the Cooper-Young Festival. Although the Festival is slated for
daylight hours, the tear down and clean up
go well into the night.
After supporting your vendor of choice
at the Festival, porch party into the wee
hours of the night. We finish the month
with the Mid-South Fair. This event starts
on Sept. 23, and goes through Oct. 2. This
one goes across two weekends, so there
will be plenty of chances to porch party.
Be safe, enjoy yourself, and look out
for your neighbors.
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POTS
theatre schedule
Playhouse on the Square
Crowns
Aug 5 - Sep 4, 05
Aida
Sep 23 - Oct 23, 05
The Wizard of Oz
Nov 11, 05 - Jan 8, 06
Circuit
The retreat from Moscow
Sep 16 - Oct 16, 05
Charlottʼs Web
Oct 28 - Dec 23, 05
Jacob Marleyʼs Christmas Carol
Nov 18 - Dec 22, 05
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Couple Relationships
Working for peace
Speaking the truth in love
Center protests costly Iraq war and
works for better solutions
Don Thomas
C
ouple relationships have been in
existence, in one form or another,
since ancient times. Many, if not
most, relationship problems tend to come
from two sources. First, most persons
tend to assume that their way of thinking,
responding and behaving toward others is the “normal” and “right” reaction.
Without even being aware of it, we can
find ourselves reacting strongly when our
partner disagrees.
The first step in improving relationships is to become aware of our bias. We
are all born into a particular family in a
particular region with particular values
and rules about how to live life. Northerners and Southerners grow up in different
parts of the country. First-borns view life
differently from the middle and last-born.
Growing up in poverty will shape oneʼs
identity different than an affluent upbringing. In all of this – and other variables as
well – the emphasis needs to be on difference and not on moral superiority (or inferiority). When we turn our differences
into moral issues, we get into trouble.
Take time to learn, first, who your
partner is; second, what are their interests,
hopes and fears; and third, how they grew
up in their particular family of origin. Do
a family tree to help you understand the
emotional, economic and moral matrix
out of which you emerged and which
shaped your values and outlook. Learn
what the differences between you and
your partner can teach about unknown
aspects of your own personality. We do
not tend to be attracted to our opposite as
a coincidence. Learn to rejoice in the differences between the two of you. Can you
imagine how dull it would be if the two of
you were exactly alike?
The second source of relationship
problems is our reluctance to “speak the
truth in love,” that is, being honest about
our thinking and emotions without hurtful. Many of us are raised to believe that
it is more important to be “nice” than honest. Many of us grew up in homes – often
“good Christian” homes – where being
good or Christian meant that it was wrong
to be honest about our opinions, thoughts
or feelings, even in appropriate ways.
Folks who grew up in this kind of setting
find it difficult to have free-flowing communication with others, especially those
with whom they might disagree.
Yet, the only way to experience that
deeper level of relationship intimacy is to
be able to “speak the truth in love” with
loved ones. Try this, at first, with issues
that are small and not very important.
Monitor your feelings and reactions as
you consciously disagree or share a contrary opinion. With practice, it should become easier over time. You may find that
your close relationships grow in grace as
you and your partner become more trusting of each other share hopes, dreams,
hopes and fears without fear of rejection,
Don Thomas, LPC—MHSP, is a counselor at The Pilgrim Center, located at
First Congo. The Center is not a religious
counseling program, but it is located in a
church that believes good mental health
and spiritual health are related. Call Dr.
Joel Chapman at 844-4357, Option 2. To
contact Mr. Thomas directly, press Option 5.
Jacob Flowers
T
he cost of this war extends far
beyond the $189 billion spent to
occupy Iraq. As of mid August
1,870 U.S. soldiers will never come
home to their families, 13,877 more will
return maimed and disabled, while tens of
thousands more will suffer the long term
psychological repercussions of killing the
innocent. These figures pale in comparison to the over 100,000 Iraqis that have
lost their lives in a war the majority of the
world opposed.
Every day, thousands go hungry,
hundreds die, and countless more suffer.
While billions of dollars are funneled to
fight illegal wars in foreign lands those in
need at home are left to fight for their own
survival.
It is time for us to create alternatives to
the violent culture of todayʼs society. The
Peace and Justice Center has been hard at
work to create programs and campaigns
that foster compassion and nonviolence.
Take a look at the work we are doing and
see how you and your family might fit in
to the movement for lasting peace and
justice:
• A Peace Committee demands an immediate end to the occupation of Iraq
and Afghanistan, advocating nonviolent solutions to all war and injustice.
Working to promote nonviolence
through education and action against
war and injustice
• A Counter-Recruitment program provides information for our youth and
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their parents to make responsible decisions regarding military service
• Cooperative organic Community
Gardens, empower the development
of low-income communities by turning vacant lots into thriving centers of
education and action
• The Memphis Living Wage Campaign,
a coalition of faith groups, community
organizations, and labor unions calls
on the city of Memphis to provide a
Living Wage for its workers. We believe that no one should work full-time
and still be poor at the end of the day
• Memphis Votes is a campaign that
works to register, educate, and empower the voters of Memphis
• Democracy Project seeks national and
local election reforms for truly fair and
democratic elections
• Food not Bombs serves free vegetarian
meals to those in need
• The Coalition Against Private Prisons
opposes the creation of the largest private prison in our country right here in
Memphis
• The Save TennCare Coalition fights
for the lives of thousands of Tennesseans losing their health coverage
• Progressive Media Project, a weekly
radio show, airs a progressive vision
for Memphis, Saturdays 4 p.m. – 5
p.m. on AM1380
As always, the Center needs your
help to make these things happen. We
are always in need of financial support.
It ainʼt cheap fighting a $400 billion war
machine, but peace is priceless. For over
23 years we have relied on the warm
hearts, open minds, and generous donations of the people of Memphis, and now
is a crucial time for our work.
Volunteers are always needed to keep
things flowing smooth. Besides the work
of peacemaking is fun stuff; so come on
down and till the soil with your brothers
and sisters in Orange Mound as the community garden gets going this spring. See
how a bowl of hot vegetable soup breaks
down barriers by serving with Food not
Bombs. Stand vigilant for a peaceful
world every Wednesday from 7:30 a.m.
– 8 a.m. on the corner of Central and E.
Parkway; or just stop on by the office and
see what a bustling peace center can do to
improve the lives of people all over this
city, country, and world.
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Fairgrounds Redevelopment
Public hears ideas and adds their own
in re-design process
Mid-South Peace and Justice
Center Calendar
Sept. 1 - Peace Committee Meeting, 7 p.m.
Sept. 7 - Community Potluck, 6 p.m.
Sept. 13 - Living Wage Coalition Meeting, 7 p.m.
IBEW Union Hall, 1870 Madison
Sept. 17 - Cooper-Young Festival
Sept. 24 - Stop the War on Iraq • Mass Rally in Washington DC,
(local rides are being organized)
Oct. 6 - Peace Committee Meeting, 7 p.m.
Oct. 14-15 – Gandhian Conference on Nonviolence
Susan Roakes and Emily Bishop
M
Weekly Events:
Every Wednesday – End the Occupation Vigils, 7:30 a.m. – 8 a.m., corner of
Central and East Parkway.
Every Saturday – Orange Mound Community Garden Work Day, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.,
803 Hamilton (lunch provided).
Food not Bombs, cooking at 11 a.m. • serving at 2 p.m. Orange Mound Community Garden
Peace and Justice Radio, 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. • AM 1380
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are at the Peace and Justice Center,
1000 S. Cooper
For complete and up-to-date listings, go to: http://www.midsouthpeace.org
emphis and Shelby County are
thinking about making changes
to the Mid-South Fairgrounds
complex. The amount of land involved
and its location in the heart of the city
make the potential impact overwhelming. The redevelopment of the Mid-South
Fairgrounds will impact the entire Memphis area and Cooper-Young directly since
it is in our backyard. Mayor Herenton and
Mayor Wharton created a Fairgrounds reuse committee to study what to do with
the over 170 acre property that lies along
the eastern border of CY. This article is
the first in a series that will focus on what
is being considered for redevelopment.
The Fairgrounds Steering Committee
hired Looney Ricks Kiss (LRK), a local architectural firm, to help them think
through the options.
Public Input
The LRK architects explained their
role in the process. They will collect information on existing conditions and hold
stakeholder meetings. Next they will
present “design concepts” to the public.
LRK will then present a draft report to
the Steering Committee to review and
study the financial and political feasibility of these schemes. The final report will
then be presented to the full Fairgrounds
Committee, which will then present a final recommendation to the City Council
and County Commission. They will then
make the final decision. LRK predicts the
full committee recommendation will occur in November 2005.
LRK held several meetings in August.
On August 2, LRK held three “Stake-
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585 S. Perkins, Memphis, TN 381117
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Pet projects
New owners remake Central
Animal Hospital
Shannon MB Dixon
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eterinarian Jennifer Karnes, along
with her husband Steve, bought
Central Animal Hospital this past
March and immediately set to work improving the building and the services. The
Karnes had the building – which has been
an animal hospital since the mid 1930s
– painted inside and out.
Central Animal Hospital offers comprehensive veterinarian services which
include medicine, surgery, boarding, and
grooming. Dr. Karnes updated the medical equipment for safer anesthesia, better
x-ray processing, and added ultrasound
equipment. Behavioral therapy is available to address problems such as inappro-
priate jumping, urination, and barking. An
indoor/outdoor dog run enables boarded
dogs to spend time outside on a nice day.
When the Karnes purchased the
practice some existing staff stayed on;
like nurse Sharon Bell who has worked
there for 22 years. Associate veterinarian
Tracey Giglio recently joined the staff,
bringing the total to eight employees.
Dr. Karnes has been a resident of
Memphis for most of her life and said
she enjoys the diversity of the people and
the animals that walk through her door.
Recently, Central Animal Hospital played
host to 20 boarders from Florida and
Alabama who were escaping Hurricane
Dennis.
The hospital is open
Monday through Friday
from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.,
and on Saturday from 8:
30 am to noon. Drop-offs
begin at 7:30 a.m., Monday
through Friday. Call 2741444 for appointments and
more information. Central
Animal Hospital is located
at 2192 Central Ave., between S. Cooper and East
Parkway.
Buns on the Run
Café & Bakery
2150 Elzey Avenue,
just east of Cooper
(901) 278-2867
(278-BUNS)
Hours
Tues-Fri 7am-2pm
Sat 7am-12:30pm
We operate by word of mouth
and if you haven’t heard of us
you don’t know the right people.
Come in and pay us a visit and enjoy
our home stlye cooking.
You won’t be sorry.
September 2005
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holder Input” sessions at the Childrenʼs
Museum at Central and Hollywood. One
session was for current organizations on
the Mid-South Fairgrounds, including the
Libertyland Theme Park, the Mid-South
Coliseum, the Liberty Bowl Stadium, the
Childrens Museum, Mid-South Fair and
special events including flea markets and
the Southern Classic.
The second session was for city
agencies that deal with the Fairgrounds
property. The LRK spokesperson said
that staff of Public Works, MLGW, and
the Landmarks Commission attended this
meeting.
The third session was for CDCs and
community groups. Around 25 people
attended this meeting from surrounding
neighborhoods including Cooper-Young,
Orange Mound, West Buntyn, and Edwin
Circle. Cato Johnson, chair of the Fairgrounds Steering Committee, Frank Kiss
and other LRK architects also attended.
Neighbors have their say
LRK presented two maps at this
meeting. One was an aerial photo of
the Fairgrounds property and surrounding area, which included the portion
of Cooper-Young east of Cooper. The
other map showed property boundaries,
building footprints, and existing uses of
buildings and grounds that were used as
parks and open spaces. The Fairgrounds
site was outlined on both maps. The site
included the land and buildings bordered
by Central on the north, East Parkway to
the west, Southern Avenue on the south
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Hollywood—Many
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the east up to the Fairgrounds.
The remainder of the meeting involved
comments and discussion of ideas for
what to do with the Fairgrounds property.
Fairview Junior High School was included in the site. The Fairgrounds property
is owned by the City of Memphis, while
the school is owned by the Memphis City
Schools.
The future of Fairview, Libertyland
and other current occupants was discussed but it was made clear that no decisions have been made.
The neighbors described problems associated with events: including increased
traffic, noise, litter, and crime on neighboring communities. They suggested
ideas for improving current uses and
possible new uses. Many of the neighbors
at the meeting voiced support for a recreation center that included indoor and outdoor athletic facilities. They emphasized
a need for daily use. LRK staff wrote
all comments on flip charts. They made
few comments other than agreeing with
the need for eyes on the street, created
by ongoing activities on the site, to deter
undesirable activity.
Each month we will keep you posted
on the progress of the Fairgrounds redevelopment committee. In the October
issue the focus will be on the proposed
possible uses for the site. Cooper-Youngʼs
backyard could look a whole lot different in the future. Send your comments
to [email protected] or write to
the LampLighter editor, 2298 Young Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104.
Design in process
The next day, LRK held an open house
at the Childrenʼs Museum, which was less
structured than the earlier meetings. Approximately 20 sketches were displayed
which showed a wide variation of development ideas. Frank Kiss explained that
the sketches were just ideas and nothing
definite. The ideas came from the stakeholder meetings and the information that
LRK had collected.
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Count down
Cooper-Young Festival arrives
Michele Johnson
C
elebrating its 18th Birthday, the
Cooper-Young Festival is scheduled for Sept. 17, with a rain date
of Sept. 18. Opening at 9 a.m. and going
until 7 p.m., this yearʼs Festival has a lot
to offer as well as pre-Festival events.
Sept. 15, from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., the
Young Artist Reception will take place at
Peabody Elementary School, in the Cafetorium. “Planet Memphis” is this yearʼs
theme. Come and enjoy the exhibit. The
works of all CY Artist participants will
be on display. This event is hosted by the
CY Business Association and Peabody
School and sponsored by Regions Bank.
Prizes will be awarded as follows: first
place prize of a $500 savings bond, second place prize of $100 savings bonds,
third place prize of $75 savings bond, and
honorable mention of $50 in each of these
categories grades 1-4, grades 5-8, and
grades 9-12. Applications for the contest
can be obtained at www.cooperyoungfest
ival.com or picked up at the Community
Offices.
Also on Thursday is the Cooper-Young
Artist Invitational. Katie Smythe Thinnes
of New Ballet Ensemble, has again donated her studio at 2166 Central for this exhibit. The event is curated by Wendy and
Kalki Winter, operators of the Midtown
Artist Market and Gallery. Work of approximately 20 Cooper-Young artists will
be the highlight of this event. The exhibit
will also showcase and auction the original CY Festival poster artwork created by
CY resident Karen “Bottle” Capps. The
invitational will run from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Refreshment for the evening have been
donated by CY restaurants – The Blue
Fish, The Beauty Shop, Do Sushi, Café de
France, Tsunami, Celtic Crossing, as well
as Larry Johnson, Executive Chef at the
Racquet Club of Memphis. The evening
is hosted by the CYBA and sponsored by
Regions Bank. If you are a Cooper-Young
artist interested in exhibiting at the event
please call Michele Johnson at 276-7222
or Wendy Winter at 355-1735.
Sept. 16 is a big day for the CooperYoung Community Association, as the
host of the Festival Friday 4-Miler. You
may obtain information on this event by
contacting Randi Lynn at 272-2922 or going to www.cooperyoung.org.
Sept. 17 marks the big day. The Eighteenth Annual Cooper Young Festival
kicks off at 9 a.m. and is free to the public.
Itʼs a great way for you, your family and
friends to celebrate people, culture and
Memphis heritage.
The Civitans – an international organization that raises money for childhood
diseases and advocacy programs – will
once again host the Childrenʼs Area,
located beside the Memphis Literacy
Council at 902 S. Cooper. Sponsored by
Regions Bank, the area will offer fun and
games for the young and young at heart.
There will be games and rides for the kids
to participate in, with all proceeds benefiting the Civitan organization.
The crowd will enjoy three stages of
music and performances. Visit the stages
at the east and west ends of Young as well
as the one on the First Congo Church lot
to enjoy the music of such groups as Amy
and the Tramps, The Tennessee Boltsmokers, and our headliner—Jim Dickinson and The Midtowners. Please see the
music lineup for a complete listing.
Come out to the CY Festival! Explore
our streets, view the wares of over 300
artists and crafters from the Mid-South
and around the country, visit local shops
and restaurants and enjoy CY hospitality
at is finest. No pets, please!
Since 1988, the CYBA has been hosting the event, and it has grown to major
proportions. The money raised through
the Festival is distributed back into our
historic district. In the past few years,
Festival proceeds have enabled the
CYBA to make sizeable donations to organizations including the CYCA, CYDC,
Peabody school and First Congo. We plan
to continue supporting our community,
and will have a greater impact with your
support of the Festival.
This event would never take place
without the support of its dedicated
sponsors: Budweiser, Regions Bank,
H&R Block, Memphis Grizzlies, Pat
Patterson Volvo, State Farm Insurance
– Steve Womack Agency, WWTQ AM
Radio – Progressive Talk, 94.1 The Buzz,
Music line up
East Stage
12:30 - Retrospect - Alternative Rock n Roll
1:30 - The Glass - Alternative Country Rock
2:30 - Amy and the Tramps - Rock A Billy
3:30 - The Pirates - Beatleseasque Indie Rock
4:30 - Rusty Lemon - Rock
First Congo Stage
10:45 - New Ballet Ensemble Performance
11:30 - Rhythm Realm African Drumming
12:15 - The Tennessee Boltsmokers - Bluegrass
1:15 - Dan Montgomery - Folk Country
2:15 - Valencia Robinson - Neo Soul R&B
3:15 - Caliente - Latin Ensemble
4:15 - The Tim Terry Experience - Neo Soul R&B
Main Stage
12:00 - Announce Young Artist Contest Winners
12:30 - U of M Jazz Ensemble
1:30 - Will Graves - Neo Soul R&B
2:30 - The Secret Service - Retro Rock NʼRoll
3:30 - Papa Topps and the West Coast Turnaround 4:30 - Olga Wilhelmine & Jimbo Mathis - Hill Country Blues
5:30 - Jim Dickinson and The Midtowners (HEADLINE ACT) - Electric Blues
104.5 The River, The Memphis Flyer and
ABC24/UPN30.
If you have questions, please contact
Festival Director Michele Johnson at 276-
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CYDC-Festival Info
In Bloom
WEVL
Dillon Blue
David Johnson Ceramics
Linda Wilson
Lali’s Design
JuJu’s Mosaics
Embellishment by ME Schultz
Hemp Station
Generation Glass
Joseph Eckles Stoneware
Buckeye Hollow
Dilly and Dough
Hand Carved Wooden Gifts
Quilted Cottage
Bolt Creations
Earth, Hand & Fire Pottery
Jewelry By J.R. Enterprises
Rix Wood Worx
Vintage Clothing/Folk Art
Karen Bottlecaps
Solstice Studios
Celtic Crossing
Can I Keep It?
Angie Cooper/Sherry Robinson
Fur Baby Boutique
Grafitti Graphics
Jabber Blabber
B & K Vintage Birdhouses
Dell Clark
M. H. Designs
Out of Paper
Memphis Woodturning
Shimmer Stained Glass Studio
Just Beads
Maryleigh Designs
Case Art Glass
Crafts by Carolyn
Yellow Wood Wards
J.R.’s Pillows
Puppets Galore & More
Rich’s Traditional Folk Art
Pat’s Pottery Pad
Pet Hats and Tags
Alird St 8s
Garden Designs
Makcintosh Jewelry Studios
Paul Clarke
Mama Sprout
Renee Nickle
Morisette Pottery
Playhouse on the Square
Simplistic Treasures
Life Lines
Tsunami
Up Products
LJL Designs
Connie’s Art Glass
Salt Scrub
Harry Treeman.com
Nick Maggio
Candid Canvas
Whimzes
Barbara Maxwell
Barbara Stewart
Lux
Reeves Concessions
Dragon’s Hoard
Bizzare Bazaar
Masterpiece Merchandising
Memphis Literacy Council
Endres Designs
Milkmaid Productions
Ooh La La Beads
Sycamore Pottery
Odd Box
Anne Smith
Kristen Tucker Designs
Lori Felix
Charles Crossley
SJS Images
Sponsor???????????
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A149
A150
A151
Lotus Prints
Wolf River Conservatory
Country Shadows Woodworking
Jen’s Arts and Crafts
Three Blue Jays and a Chipmunk
Jen Winfrey
Glitz-n-Glam Crafts
Lila’s Art
Savannah House
We Three
We Three
John D’s Wood Things
Bijoux
Wolfden Ironworks
Wanda Hunter Artist
Corky Boards
Siamese Cat Rescue
Stevie’s Stuff
Cosmic Caravan
Caperton Candle Company
Caroline Thompson Designs
Peacock Designs
Bridgman Pottery
Close 2 Art Creations
Salt City Candles and More
Memphis Novelty Works
Spring River Candles
8 Track Tees
For Your Only
Five
Where the Art Is? Fin. Touches
Dorothy Northern Jewelry
Pawprint Clothing Co
Pat & Cathy Finney Fused Glass
Dappled Earth Creations
Cecily B
Daisy Jane Designs
Art by Cherie
Caroz for Kids
Robert Holman Pottery
Eclectic Baby
Run Together
Memphis Symphony Orchestra
St Jude Children’s Res. Hosp.
Frogpaws Jewelry
Claude/Maureen Stained Glass
Lorris Gems
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Art by Guthridge
SECTION B
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Mewtopia
B2
Blue Fish
B3
Joe Certo
B4
Anna’s Jewelry Box
B5
Modern Belle
B6
Indie Memphis Film Festival
B7-8
Faery Treasures
B10
Mary Louise Stanton
B11
Le Jardin
B12
Nancy Roark
B13
Vertical Metal Works
B14
Minasha
B15
Friends for Our Riverfront
B16
Stax of Wax
B19
P and G Creations
B20
McCarter Sculptures
B21
The Barkery
B22
Glassical
B23
Good News Travels Fast
B24
Midtown Logging and Lumber
B25
Bob X Art
B27
Loopteloo
B28
Folie A Deaux
B29
Lester Venoy Jones
B30
Goner Records
B31
Copper by Design
B32
Casa Blanca
B33
Painted Planet Art Space
B34
Vue
B35
Daisy’s Creations
B36
XL Art Dawn Hamm Studio
B37
Lauren Colsen’s Jewelry
B38
Originnyal’s Hand Made Jewelry
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Ann Diggs Visual Fiber Arts
Java Cabana
Bela Note
Loudean’s
Nettles Girls Creations
Henna Body Art
Paintings by Kelly Heflin
Castles in the sky
Vicki Bible
Heavenly Honey
Stamatia Metal
Simpson’s Concepts
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Chuck and Lizi World
Darla Henson, Bryan Blankenship
Betty Burton
Art by Barry Joyce
Rainbow Yarn and Fibers
State Farms Insurance
Dr. Bob Art
Clifton Rocks
Paulette Reagan
Spartan Art and Draw
Tracy Parrish
Tim Pace
Oakstone Pottery
Mama Mia Designs
Mr. Hyde’s Shop of Leather
Tie Dyes by Tino
Jewelry by Fawn
Inspirato
Angel Dog Design
Goin in style
In the Eye Design
Roy Osgathorpe
Paul Baker
Med Phipps
Lisa Hudson
Nikolai Plavski
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Kalsi Creations
Mark Mckie
Pushwear
Do Sushi
Beauty Shop Restaurant
Kalki Winter
MAM Gallery
Jennifer Hyatt
Gourds by Carmil
Oakpond Glass
Collier Creek Studio
Art Butchel, P & H Café
Coleman and Rudolph
All Things Scentual
Filagree
Bell Fine Art Jewelers
Chruch Health Center
Memphis Heritage
Meditation Works
Andrea Zucker
First Congo
Friends for Life
SW TN Ryan White Consortium
Caricatures by Kev
Yusuf Etudaiye
Stroke of Art Studio
It’s in the Bag
Cindy’s Creations
Studio 1688
Let’s Do Pottery
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Suzanne’s Designs
Mama Sprout Imports
Psychic Readings
Silver Spirit
Family Flavors
G & L Enterprises
Ellis Akin
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Lucky Charms
Handmade Gourmet
Sily Seashell and More
Mphs Optional Schools Program
Madam Zola and the Mayor
Lizindo
Gifts For You
Elizabeth’s Elegant Baskets
Mewtopia Cat Rescue
Irish Creations
Fair Trade Goods
Sal’s Flowers and Gifts
The Nile Egyptian Collectibles
Relax Spa Escapes
Glanda Garrison
Creations of Joii
Ling Ling International
Cookie Lee’s Fine Jewelry
Eva’s Body and Bath
The Niche
EJ Sulli Designs
Community Bible Church
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Southern Soy
MCCarroll Ceramics
Park Friends
Merigold
TW Watts Welding
Copper Newt Soap Co
Hinky Import
Something Fabulous
Silent Magic
Honeybees Gift Gardens
Floozy Productions
Jerome Fulton
Deborah’s pottery
Keedo
Best Wishes
Sierra Club
Mint Juleps
Natural Choices
Vday Memphis
Gwen Williams
Spiritual Freedom
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Street closings planned for
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Chris Robinson
ach year, thousands of people
visit Cooper-Young for our annual
Festival. And like clockwork, each
year there are a number of street closings
that are necessary for us to hold a safe and
fun event.
Here is a brief list of street closings
that will take place during Festival days.
For the Festival 4-Miler that takes
place the Friday before the Festival on
Sept. 16, there will be street closings from
Barksdale to Meda, and from Evelyn to
Walker, beginning at 6 p.m. Streets will
be open again a few hours later, after the
run has concluded.
Beginning at 7 a.m. on the Saturday
morning of the Festival, Sept. 17, streets
will be closed, on Cooper from Evelyn to
Walker and on Young from Tanglewood
to Meda. These streets will be re-opened
to vehicular traffic after 10 p.m.
Should the event be called off because
of rain, the same street closings and times
will be in effect for the alternate rain date
on Sept. 18.
Please make arrangements to avoid
being caught in a street closing, as police
officers will not be able to allow any vehicles in during the closing period.
Also, to help ease traffic and parking,
please consider parking your vehicles in
your driveway or in your garage instead
of on the street.
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Galloway arises
Dinner and a show
First Congo Church offers
entertainment choices
Renaissance worship,
Renaissance church
Julia Hicks
TroyAnn Poulopoulos
E
venings in Cooper-Young are just
getting better each month! Itʼs
delightful to watch the growing
number of folks sharing dinner and good
times right here in our own neighborhood.
First Congo is excited to be able to add
even more events to our neighborhood
repertoire. Folks remember fondly the
beautiful evening in our church sanctuary
with “Sweet Honey in the Rock.” Weʼre
eager to offer more of these special and
memorable concerts and hope more people will find themselves enjoying “dinner
and a show” in Cooper-Young.
You may be aware of one of our most
recent recitals – The Day (Before) the
Music Died – with violinist Hajnal Pivnick and young musicians who performed
a benefit recital for the City Schoolsʼ Fine
Arts Programs. Local classical guitarist,
Mark Allen, is now featured at our community labyrinth walks on the second
Sunday of each month (4 p.m. - 6 p.m.).
Folk musicians, Andy Cohen and Larkin
Bryant have also been featured in our
sanctuary along with performances this
year by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, the Memphis Youth Symphony, the
University Singers of the University of
Memphis, the LeMoyne-Owen Concert
Choir, and the Ridgeway High School
Chorus.
First Congo has an exciting lineup
scheduled for this fall, including:
• Ballet Memphis – performs original
choreographies on Sept. 2 - 4. For
times, call the ballet office at 7377322.
• Memphis Symphony Chorus – holds
their 40th Anniversary Concert here on
Nov. 13 at 2:30 p.m.
• Memphis Symphony Orchestra – performs their Classical Christmas concert with the Chorus on Dec. 9.
I
n the Washington Irving fairy tale
Rip Van Winkle, Rip falls asleep in
the mountains and sleeps for 20 years
and two days. He awakens thinking that
he has just slept overnight and is shocked
to find that his world is not as he remembered it. He has a lot of adjusting to do
updating his basic attitudes and understandings of life.
Galloway United Methodist Church
is a little like Rip Van Winkle. It has
slept quietly on the corner of Cooper
and Walker for a time, but is now in the
process of waking-up and is updating its
attitudes and understandings of how to be
a church that is welcoming and relevant
to the Cooper-Young community. It is a
miraculous thing to watch.
Some folks may be like Rip Van
Winkle in their own way. Theyʼve been
taking a spiritual nap or a vacation away
from being part of a faith community.
These people feel theyʼd have to experience a different sort of church to believe
that it had relevance for them today.
Maybe theyʼve even ceased to feel that a
church could be relevant to them or that a
church even wanted them to be a part of
its mission and ministries. Maybe theyʼve
sensed that they have been unwelcome at
a particular church or have been discouraged from taking a full, active part in the
life of the church. Galloway is a diverse
church that stresses, “Open hearts, Open
minds and Open doors.” Folks come from
every culture, mind-set and socio-economic group.
Everyone at Galloway has an important roll and purpose to fulfill.
Galloway Church is becoming a “Renaissance Church,” that is renewing itself
with fresh ideas, ministries and styles of
worship while at the same time respecting
and holding on to the best of its 95-yearold heritage as a mainstay of the CYcommunity. When looking for synonyms
for Renaissance, one finds words that
included concepts like:
Awakening and reawakening, Enkindling, Freshening, Invigoration, Quickening, Reanimation, Recovery, Regeneration, Rejuvenation, Renewal, Restoration,
Resurgence, Resurrection, Resuscitation,
Retro, Revitalization, Revivification, Restored energy and strength.
The basic idea of Renaissance is rebirth or renewal. Originally in the 14th
Century, the concept referred to a revival
of classical art, architecture, literature,
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and learning. Galloway is also experiencing a revival. This revival is centered on
the performing and visual arts and on the
sense of mission it has to all people in the
community. It is coming alive in a fresh
and new way that honors the past and
moves into the future.
A Renaissance person is said to be a
person who takes on many roles. Likewise, Galloway is taking on many roles in
the Mid-town community. It often serves
as a community gathering spot for meetings.
Graffitti Playground, a nonprofit performing arts company, offers a free, high
quality classes to children free of charge,
Galloway enhances the lives of kids, and
the community.
“Families First at Galloway” offers
job-training skills for Welfare mothers
and assists them in obtaining living wage
jobs with benefits.
“Celebrate Recovery” is a Friday night
ministry that helps people deal with hurts,
habits, hang-ups, and addictions. This is
followed by an awesome coffeehouse,
“da DDrum,” that features several diverse
performers each week as well as an “open
mic” time.
As Galloway rebuilds, it is awakening
to new forms and styles of worship. It is
a fun place to be as well as a place where
people find purpose and meaning for their
lives. It is a church that is developing its
own Renaissance style of worship.
It isnʼt completely traditional, nor is
it what one would really call completely
contemporary. There are elements of
southern gospel, R&B, jazz, blues, and
modern music. It is developing its worship around what may be called a “Memphis sound.” It is exciting to see a church
come back to life. Like see a phoenix rising from the ashes to live again.
Anyone looking for something personal yet community oriented should come
check Galloway out. You might just find
a spiritual home where you make a difference in Midtown and in Cooper-Young.
For more information, please contact the pastor, Rev. TroyAnn Poulopoulos at 272-2973, or email her at
[email protected] or go to
hhtp://www.galloway.com.
Welcome back
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Summer adventures and a fall
full of fun
T
J. Carolyn Rice
he new school year has begun.
Peabodyʼs enrollment is 440 students.
Additional Teacher Sessions
Principal Pettigrew requested two
teachers, Terrence Brittenum and Regina
Boyd, to conduct an in-service session
with Peabody teachers over material
found in Stephen Coveyʼs book, 7 Habits
of Highly Effective People. The session
contained many tools to help teachers
achieve their best. After the presentation,
the participants reviewed an outline for
effectiveness in their daily lives.
Blue Ribbon Plan
As the 2005-2006 school year begins
each City School is implementing Superintendent Carol Johnsonʼs new discipline
plan that replaces corporal punishment in
the district. “The Blue Ribbon Plan offers a proactive approach to dealing with
discipline in the Memphis City Schools
as opposed to a reactive strategy that has
not yielded sustained changes in student
behavior,” Johnson said. By using the
new practices the district hopes to see an
increase in positive school climates, positive student behaviors and parent satisfaction. District officials trained Peabodyʼs
school staff this summer. They used
guided discovery methods to teach and
model appropriate school rules and procedures. The Blue Ribbon Plan involves
the following:
• Training principals and teachers on
proven strategies for improving student behavior
• Creating Discipline Committees at
every school that include parents and
community members
• Equipping principals and teachers
with a Behavior Intervention Manual
that outlines effective classroom and
intervention management strategies
• Strengthening and increasing the InSchool Suspension Program
• Strengthening the Student Support
Teams (programs for students with
repeated behavior problems)
• Focusing on data that is reported every
20 days to monitor the programʼs effectiveness
• Developing of a new Student Conduct
Guide
• Reorganizing the Safe and Drug Free
Schoolsʼ staff to directly address
school needs Students Shine
Rowan Lumb, a sixth grader at Peabody, has returned from a summer visit
in Scotland. Rowan has relatives that live
abroad. He was delighted to travel with-
1. Prizes are as follows: three $500 first
place; three $100 second place; three
$75 third place and three $50 honorable
mention. The divisions for the judging
are grades 1-4; grades 5-8; and grades
9-12. The Scholarship bonds, awarded by
Regions will be presented to all contest
winners on the main stage of the Festival,
on Sept. 17, at noon.
out his family this year. Rowan is the
son of David and Lisa Lumb, active CY
residents. Welcome home, Rowan! We
look forward to hearing of your European
adventures.
Shon Hallowell, a sixth grader at
Peabody, was selected to participate
in a week long Outdoor Challenge trip
from July 22-29. Idlewild Presbyterian
Church selected Shon as a scholarship
recipient for this adventure trip because
of his leadership skills, positive attitude,
and team sportsmanship abilities. The activities of the trip included hiking, caving,
whitewater rafting, high rope climbing,
biking and many more outdoor events. At
the end of the event Shon was selected as
an “All Star” for the team. Shon is the son
of Trace and Mary Hallowell, active CY
residents. Congratulations, Shon.
Back to school night
Each year, parents, teachers and students look forward to “Back to School
Night.” This year the event will be held
on Sept. 1. Students will be able to select
their after-school club activity and sign up
for it with their parentsʼ approval. The PTA
will introduce its officers for the upcoming year. Parents are encouraged to join
Peabodyʼs PTA that evening. The PTA has
been a strong viable force that has shaped
student, community and teacherʼs lives.
We need you! Help us help our children.
During the evening, guests will have the
opportunity to experience the new design
of departmentalized instruction for grades
4-6 by Principal Pettigrew organized.
Borders painted
The Cooper-Young community always
lends a hand when Principal Pettigrew
makes school need known to parents
andresidents. Lisa Lumb, Peabody parent and CY artist, has been instrumental
in designing international murals, painting, and providing her expertise for our
school in so many ways that space will
not permit a complete listing. Her latest undertaking was assembling a task
force of artists from the community and
Peabodyʼs Art Club to paint the borders
in the cafetorium before school opened in
August. The borders are painted in a handprint design. Lisa Lumb, Mary Hallowell,
Regina Boyd along with a community
residents and student art club members
completed the borders in record time.
Your teamwork and art endeavors make
our school warm, inviting, and friendly
to all who enter our doors. Thanks for all
you do for us at Peabody!
Young artist contest
Each year the Cooper-Young Festival
celebrates young artists throughout the
greater Memphis area with its Young
Artist Contest. The contest is open to
all children, grades 1-12. The purpose of
the event is to encourage the love of art
within student populations. The theme for
this yearʼs contest is Planet Memphis. All
work must be original. For specific requirements and entry forms you may call
Michele Johnson, Cooper-Young Festival
Director, at 276-7222 or go online at ww
w.cooperyoungfestival.com . The event is
sponsored by Regions Bank and hosted
by Peabody Elementary School. The
contest participants will enjoy a reception
on Sept.15, in the school cafetorium at 6
p.m. The deadline for all entries is Sept.
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Imported delicacies
Lantana helps foreign artists blossom in Cooper-Young
Shannon MB Dixon
F
our Cooper-Young residents are
serving on the board of a new
nonprofit called Lantana Projects.
Residents Sarah Frierson, Zac Ives (coowner of Goner Records), and Shannon
and Brian Dixon work with other Lantana
board members to use artist residencies to
enrich Memphis culture through public
interactions with international visual artists and their art.
Brought about through the vision of
Memphian John Weeden, Lantana Projects offers international artists an opportunity to live and work in Memphis, one
of the most creatively influential cities in
the world. Through lectures and mixers
with the artists, Lantana will de-mystify
contemporary art for Memphians who do
not speak the language of the art world.
Contemporary art will become as accessible as Memphis itself.
In operation for less than one year,
Lantana has already brought six artists
to Memphis: five from Scotland and
one from Ireland. That success has been
made possible through the extensive
connections to international artists that
Weeden – Lantana board president – has
accumulated. Weeden traveled through
Europe for three years developing his
skills as a curator. “Artists from the rest
of the world, and especially Europe, are
fascinated with our city.” Weeden said
“The cultural mythology of Memphis
embodied in its music, literature, food,
and history, is a powerful attraction for
artists seeking new influences for their
work. Once youʼve lived overseas for a
while, you come to realize the extent to
which Memphisʼ creativity has shaped the
lives of people far beyond our immediate region. Artists from abroad canʼt get
enough of it”.
A group of Scottish video artists
– Graeme Roger, Kevin Reid, Abby
Loveland, Amy Marletta, and photographer Peter Dibdin – came to Memphis
last September and made a film that was
shown in New York, Edinburgh, Cardiff,
Lancaster, and London. They will return
for the Memphis debut which will be on
Oct. 7 at 2nd Floor Contemporary Gallery
on South Main Street.
Declan Clarke, from Dublin, visited
in May to make three short films which
feature the history of Memphis, focusing
on Hernando DeSoto, Sun Studios, and
Forrest Park. The film will be screened
locally this fall, and then it will tour other
venues nationally and abroad.
The next confirmed guest is multi-media artist Ann-Marie James from London,
who will have an exhibition opening
March 31, 2006 at 2nd Floor. It will feature photography, video, sound recording,
as well as a sculptural element which she
is working on now.
Lantana Projects was named because
the metaphor of the plant mirrors what
the program hopes to achieve: to brighten
the local cultural landscape; to provide
a nurturing environment for art-initiated
cultural dialogue; and to have a recuperative effect on negative social attitudes.
Lantana intends to be a force for the cultural growth of Memphis.
To learn more and to volunteer, please
contact Weeden via email at info@lantan
aprojects.org. Or simply browse our website, www.lantanaprojects.org. We can
keep you up-to-date on Lantana events by
adding you to our mailing list. Apart from
the obvious need for donations, Lantana
has a special need.
Lantana is looking to compile a list of
people who have a backhouse, a living
area with a separate entrance, or rental
properties that are available on a probono or low-cost basis from time-to-time.
We would simply check with you for
availability as we know the dates that our
artists will be in Memphis. Lantana artists
live in town anywhere from one month to
six months. Cooper-Young is the perfect
place for visiting artists to get to know
Memphis.
United Housing opens doors!
We offer low rate loans, qualified contractors,
compassionate counselors and and a variety of other
services for Memphis first-time homebuyers
and existing owners.
Open the door to your future!
(901) 272-1122
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Love puppies
The creatures of Cooper-Young – ’40s style
Deborah Camp
W
hen my mom moved to Memphis in the late ʼ40ʼs, she lived
on Felix. Each morning, she
would walk to Cooper, where she caught
the streetcar downtown to the telephone
company where she worked as an operator.
In those days a family could keep a
flock of chickens in their backyard and
nobody would complain. Mom said she
remembers vividly a family down the
street that raised chickens, sold eggs, and
even slaughtered them for Sunday dinner.
There was one chicken, however, that was
someoneʼs pet. “This was a very unusual
animal,” she remembered. “It knew its
name. It could do some tricks, and all the
kids on the block used to come over to
play with him. There was never a chicken
like this one. As I recall, it lived a long
time. For a chicken, that is.”
This story impressed me as a child
because I truly thought the chicken had
attributes other chickens did not. It was
only in my later years I understood that
we humans tend to look at animals in
terms of groups instead of individuals.
Ducks, chickens, pigs, squirrels – to
many people a single representative from
this group characterizes the entire population. And often behaviors are assigned to
certain animals that miss the mark by a
country mile.
Take for example the notion that all
cats are non-social, solitary creatures who
disdain the company of humans or other
felines. While some may fit this description, many more crave the attention and
affection of other cats and the humans
that care for them. Chickens are often
considered to be brainless birds incapable
of thought, feelings, or emotions. A number of studies have shown this to be far
from true. Some researchers argue that
chickens have humor, can make reasonable choices, and are a lot smarter than we
think. Pigs, as growing evidence shows,
are extremely intelligent as well as fastidious. In Jeffrey Moussaieff Massonʼs book
about farm animals, The Pig Who Sang to
the Moon, he notes that pigs share a lot of
qualities that we normally assign to dogs.
Loyalty, affection, the ability to forgive,
and to grieve.
Itʼs extraordinary when you think
about it. In this era of factory farming,
where family farms have all but vanished,
most peopleʼs only exposure to chickens
or pigs is at the meat counter of their
neighborhood grocery store or a restaurant, where their flesh is euphemistically
referred to as “tenders,” “fillets,” and
“chops.”
Mom said she remembers a thriving
farmers market in her days on Felix Avenue. She wasnʼt clear as to whether it
existed right in the heart of Cooper-Young
or slightly east of the area, but she said it
was a place you could go buy a wide assortment of fresh vegetables, home-made
jams and jellies, as well as live birds,
goats, or puppies.
Mom recalled a day her next-door
neighbor brought home a lively, Jack
Russell puppy from the farmers market.
“I never saw such a change in a personʼs personality as I did after that lady
got her little dog,” said Mom. “She had
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been a widow a long time. She did not
socialize very much, but was very genteel
and soft-spoken. She played classical
piano.”
Mom said the neighbor took to walking her dog several times a day through
rain, shine or intense heat dressed as if
she were going on a job interview. “I
swear, I remember her wearing high heels
and walking that dog. She was probably
wearing white gloves.” The dog and the
well-dressed woman would make the
rounds down Felix, up Walker and over to
Young; and on a daily basis.
One day Mom noticed the lady, whose
age she guessed to be around 50, in the
company of a tall, good-looking man and
his dachshund. His shiny black Packard
pulled up in front of the ladyʼs house and
she saw him open the car door on the passenger side. Out slid the neighbor with
her little dog, and in no time she was on
the front porch serving lemonade to her
new friend while the two dogs played
amiably on the front lawn.
A year later the widow married the
man with the dog and they all lived together in the house next door on Felix.
It must have been animal attraction.
Contact Deborah Camp at 525-0552,
or [email protected] for
comments or suggestions.
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FOOD THOUGHTS
The muffin m’aam
What Martha didn’t tell you…
Marisa Baggett
H
ave you ever seen one of those
movies where a particular character is contemplating some difficult decision? Then to his aid an angel
and a devil bearing his face comes to the
rescue by whispering the pros and cons
simultaneously in each ear.
For a long time, I had this phenomenon
occur when it came down to the option of
baking from scratch or using a cake mix.
On one shoulder, an imaginary Martha
Stewart-like character would pop up
with a picture perfect smile and perfectly
pressed button down shirt over khakis,
stirring up ingredients in a ceramic bowl
that cost more than I could fathom. (This
was in Marthaʼs pre K-mart days.)
On the other shoulder, I would see
myself mixing the contents of a Duncan
Hines box in a large, plastic dollar store
bowl. It never took long for me to shrug
off Martha and just use a box mix. Nothing against Ms. Stewart. But sometimes, I
just donʼt have the desire or time to spend
hours on one particular baked dish.
One of my favorite things to make
with a cake mix is blueberry muffins.
Sure, you can just buy a blueberry muffin
mix. But I like to make mine from a cake
mix because muffin mixes only yield six
muffins. And itʼs always nice to add your
own fruit because I donʼt think they put
enough in those mixes. Cake mix yields
big, fluffy muffins and if you like sweets
the way I do, bigger is better. If you use
a cake mix, you can vary the amount of
fruit you use and make different varieties
of muffins from one mix. You can even
use the same batter to make “muffin”
bread in a loaf pan. It is so easy!
Here is the recipe for blueberry muffins. But donʼt limit yourself to blueberries. Try it out with raspberries, blackberries or even strawberries. These are great
lightly toasted and spread with butter.
“I Can Use a Cake Mix If I Want To
Muffins” (yields about 18-20 muffins)
1 box yellow or white cake mix (I prefer
Duncan Hines French Vanilla)
1 8-ounce cream cheese, softened
1 cup water or milk
3 eggs
1/3 cup oil or melted margarine
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract, optional
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1 1/2 cup fresh blueberries or one can
blueberries well drained
Preheat oven to 350° F.
In a large bowl, mix the cake mix,
cream cheese, water, eggs and vegetable
oil on low speed with an electric mixer
until the ingredients are incorporated.
With a spoon, gently stir in the cinnamon,
vanilla and blueberries. (Do not use the
electric mixer when mixing in fruit or
your batter will turn purple!)
Spoon – or scoop with an ice cream
scoop – the batter into muffin tins lined
with paper muffin cups 2/3 full. (If using jumbo muffin tins, reduce the oven
temperature to 335° degrees F and bake
for 18-20 minutes.) Bake the muffins in a
preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, or until
they are a golden brown. The tops of the
muffins should spring back when they are
lightly pressed in. Let the muffins cool or
eat them right away. Enjoy!
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For Sale
MAKE OFFER*** VCR, works great
$20; Panasonic DVD player, almost
new $45; Antique glider rocker $40;
Antique dresser with mirror, solid
wood $60; Antique Singer treadle
sewing machine in cabinet, needs restoring $75; Antique iron “bedstead”
(headboard, footboard & rails) $100;
small entertainment unit $40; 1950s
swivel chair, barrel shaped, upholstery
in good condition $40; nice end table
with drawer $25; large utility or office
table $50; unfinished bookcase $20;
dishes—service for 8, includes serving
pieces, white “Garland” design from
Dillardʼs $125; lawnmower-needs
work $30; deep-freezer, excellent
$100; dining room suite--table w/2
leaves, 6 chairs, hutch, lighted china
cabinet with glass shelves $750. Leave
Message at (901) 238-5232
94 Toyota Tercel. Runs well but smokes.
Have been told that it needs an in-chassis engine rebuild. I can no longer get
the car through city inspection so I am
looking to sell. 4 speed, A/C works,
am/fm radio w/cassette works. Tires
about a year old with a full size spare
in the trunk (these cars usually came
with a donut). Has a couple of dents
on passenger side and was the victim
of a bad paint touch up job on the
driverʼs side by the previous owner.
Upholstery on driverʼs and front
passengerʼs seat torn. $500. Call 2766033 after 6pm.
1993 Chrysler Imperial -- grille and passenger side front fender. Will also
need body work done and car painted.
Leave message at 238-5232
Volunteers
The American Cancer Society needs
volunteers for Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer. Day of event
(Saturday, October 8, morning) and
throughout the month of September
for a variety of tasks. Contact info:
901-278-2091 or 1-800-ACS-2345 or
www.cancer.org.
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