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INSIDE:
FESTIVAL GUIDE AND MUSIC SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 4-MILER, LIGHT THE WAY
COOPER-YOUNG NEWS
GONER FEST 10
ARTISTS!
FUNNEL CAKES!
KIDS’ STUFF!
ODDITIES!
LampLighter
SEPTEMBER 2013
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MUSIC NEWS
Goner Fest 10 lineup, Rock
for Love benefit
page 12
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Phillip Ashley Chocolates,
Muddy’s Bake Shop, Memphis
Made Brewing and more
page 6
page 4
Inside
BEST OF THE FEST
Cooper-Young Festival
guide to attractions and
music stage schedule
SEPT. 2013
Staff&Volunteers
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
deterrent for future falls.
Next up, my neighbor and ex-paramedic, Kathy, who unfortunately,
is
injured
herself. No help there.
Occasionally, something happens that makes you take a mental
Finally, I thought about calling my ex, Justin, but with my luck, he
inventory of who you can trust when it really counts.
wouldn’t answer his phone and my stepson
For me, it was my first, post-40 fall in the
would show up and be scarred for life.
bathtub recently. For the record, I was fine,
Eventually, I emerged from my predicabut sore as hell. I am positively thrilled that I
ment with a surprisingly long list of neighdidn’t break a hip or crack my skull open.
bors that I could have called (and the For
As I lay in a mangled heap slowly trying to
Sale signs go up all down the block). Many
move individual joints, my mind raced with
of these neighbors were the same ones that
possible rescue scenarios. I’m naked. Which
also came to my rescue when I was forced to
neighbors have keys? Which neighbors with
make a career change again this month.
keys can I live with seeing me naked? Which
Have you ever thought about who is on
neighbors do I secretly want to torture
Edward is stunned by the view next door.
your
“naked rescue” list? You may be surenough to have the image of my flabby nakedprised, too.
ness burned into their retinas forever? I won’t name names, but you
As I prepare for the upcoming 4-Miler and Festival weekend, I’m
probably know who you are. Who do I trust to see me in this vulnerawondering
how it’s possible that we haven’t had an actual, live, naked
ble position and not try to record my humiliation for posterity?
runner
in
the
4-Miler ... and how many times I can squeeze the word
And the list shrinks again …
“naked” into a single letter.
My neighbor, Edward, has had the unfortunate luck to have a direct
Bam ... that just happened. See you at the festivities.
view in my bathroom window from his kitchen window for the last
13 years. I have accidentally flashed that man more than he and I care
- June Hurt
to think about. He even bought me a bath mat the next morning as a
calendar
Sept. 5-7 Rock for Love, bands at
Young Avenue Deli, Levitt Shell and
Ardent Studios. See story inside.
Sept. 10 T-shirt pickup and volunteer
training for Friday 4-Miler, 6:30 p.m.
at CYCA office, 2298 Young.
Sept. 12 Cooper-Young cleanup, 5-7
p.m. Volunteers should meet at the
gazebo at Cooper and Young.
Sept. 12 CY Fest Artist Invitational,
6-9 p.m. at David Perry Smith
Gallery
Sept. 12-14 Southern Heritage
Classic at Liberty Bowl, TSU vs. JSU
Sept. 13 Cooper-Young Festival
Friday 4-Miler, 7 p.m. See story,
Page 3
Sept. 14 Cooper-Young Festival, all
day. See stories inside
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of the LampLighter and do not necessarily
reflect the entire Cooper-Young community.
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Cooper-Young Community Association
Kristan Huntley, Community Director
Cooper-Young Business Association
Tamara Cook, Executive Director
CYCA Board Officers
President June Hurt
Vice-President
Mark Morrison
Secretary
Renee Massey
Treasurer
Kevin Ritz
CYCA Committee Heads
Art Auction
June Hurt
Beautification
Demetrius Boyland
Beer Fest Mark Morrison
Block Clubs
Liz Royer
Building
Debbie Sowell
Code AwarenessVacant
Communications Patrick Miller
Festival 4-Miler
Richard Coletta,
Michael Ham,
Chris McHaney,
Libby Flynt
Finance Kevin Ritz
Safety
Wes Williamson
MembershipVacant
At-Large Board Members
Ric Chetter
CY news
4-Miler to race through Cooper-Young
Light the way to cheer on
runners, win gift cards
Stephen W. Forrester @SWForrester
Please tell me there is some serious
news to be covered in Memphis. Dogs
chasing cats? #getreal #cooperyoung
@lindseyrbrown
Aug. 9
By Libby Flynt and Kristan Huntley
What do Cooper-Young Festival Friday
4-Miler race participants need most, besides
good hydration and shoes on Sept. 13? Support and encouragement – two things that
Cooper-Young Light the Way parties have a
great reputation of providing to runners!
The Cooper-Young Festival Friday 4-Miler
may not seem too difficult, but it is actually
longer than your usual 5k by about a half
a mile. To keep the race participants going
strong, they need to be cheered on along the
way.
That is the goal of the Light the Way competition. We want you to strut your stuff when
it comes to keeping race participants encouraged.
So, pick a theme and deck out your front
yard, complete with costumes. Light up your
front yard with enough lighting that you can
see it from space. Cheer until you are hoarse
and have to resort to clapping. Give it your all
for the runners!
What do you get in return? A great excuse
to have a party with a bunch of friends and
neighbors, but if you send us an email at info@
cooperyoung.org you will be entered to win a
1st, 2nd or 3rd place prize, including a medals,
Bill Webb, Jr @billwebb901504
Elvis initially wanted a home in an
area called CooperYoung. But his love
for bacon riled the residents. So he
moved to Whitehaven.#elvisweek
Aug. 11
The Cooper-Young Festival Friday
4-Miler is set for Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.,
kicking off the Cooper-Young Festival the next day. An expected 2,500
runners will participate.
The route (above) will begin and end
at the Cooper Street trestle and wind
through the neighborhood’s streets.
Come out and cheer them on, or
Light the Way with a porch party.
gift card for 50 to Huey’s and a $25 gift card
to Fresh Market. You can’t be in the running
without RSVP’ing, so let us know if you are
participating in the competition by Sept. 12th.
Don’t forget, T-shirt pickup is Sept. 10
from 6-7:30. Water table volunteer training
by Breakaway Running is from 6:30-7 p.m.
Both are at the CYCA office, 2298 Young.
Updates on Cox building, Barksdale Market
Judge Larry Potter in the Shelby County Environmental Court is set to hear a case Sept.
5 at 10 a.m. against a derelict building at 2219
Young that has been generating complaints
from neighbors.
The building’s condition and the lack of
action by the city or county was featured in
the August LampLighter after communications between the Cooper-Young Community
Association and Code Enforcement officials
reached a standstill.
Woman indicted in 2012
hit-and-run on Cooper
Adrienne Spates, the woman accused of a
hit-and-run on Cooper Street last year that
left a woman badly injured, was indicted
recently on two charges of leaving the scene
of an accident with inuries, according to
WMC-TV.
Spates is accused of hitting Shannon Parker and a friend as they crossed the street in
front of Celtic Crossing in May 2012, sending
Parker to the Med. Friends rallied around
#COOPERYOUNG
The best of what the Twittersphere
has to say about Cooper-Young
Mayor A C Wharton sent the following
email to CYCA Aug. 4:
I just read the story about the above
referenced building in the August edition of
The Lamplighter. My office will contact you
on August 5. As a matter of fact I am at this
time taking pictures of the building. I apologize
for the difficulty you have faced in getting an
acceptable response.
Meanwhile, the former Barksdale Market at
Barksdale and Nelson has been gutted and the
NEWS briefs
Parker, hosting benefit concerts to pay for
treatment.
Special election set to fill
CY’s Tenn. House seat
There will be a special election Nov. 21, with
a primary Oct. 8, to fill the Tennessee House
District 91 seat formerly held by Rep. Lois
DeBerry, who died in July at age 68. DeBerry,
owner might have plans for residential units
at the site, according to CYCA Executive Director Kristan Huntley. The property is zoned
for residential, and the former commercial use
had long been grandfathered in.
Huntley said Code Enforcement has looked
at the building, which is an empty shell with
no roof after recent demolition work, but said
it was in compliance with the owner’s current
building permit, issued in May.
- LampLighter staff
a Democrat, had held the seat since 1972, the
longest-serving House member in Tennessee.
House District 91 takes in nearly all of
Cooper-Young, between Barksdale and East
Parkway. (The few blocks between Barksdale
and McLean are in District 98, held by Rep.
John DeBerry).
Early voting in our area for the primary is
Sept. 27-Oct. 3 at the Glenview Community
Center.
You can read more about candidates for
the House District 91 seat in future issues of
the LampLighter.
Bill Ganus @billganus
Joggers, dog walkers, gardeners, and
porch sitters. Love watching my neighborhood wake up. #cooperyoung
Aug. 12
Richard J. Alley @richardalley
Birthday shopping at Burke’s and
Goner Records!
Aug. 14
Stacey @staceydiann
Just watched the neighbors attempt
to get a Great Dane into a small SUV
#priceless #stillwantone #cooperyoung #ikindamissmemphis #alittle
Aug. 17
Sarah Cate ‫@‏‬SarahACate
Assuming the streets were empty
on my run bc folks were prepping to
watch Breaking Bad, not Duck Dynasty. It IS @cooperyoung after all
Aug. 18
Jonathan Hill @JHoustonHill
Check out @memphisgrowler! Craft
beer sales coming to @cooperyoung!
Aug. 20
Karen Soro @karensoro
Who knows someone who
could implement a shuttle service to link up downtown-Overton square-broad-CooperYoung?#choose901 #mayorWharton
Aug. 24
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SEPTEMBER 2013
3
CY news
MLGW to install smart
meters in some CY homes
By Glen Thomas
On August 20, the Memphis City Council
approved Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s
budget expenditure of $10.1 million for the
purchase of 60,000 smart meters from Elster
Solutions. Smart meters will be distributed
in selected neighborhoods, including part of
Cooper-Young.
In all, smart meters — electric, gas and
water — will be installed at 24,000 homes. The
installation will begin in late 2013, with plans
for completion in mid-2014.
Selected homeowners were notified by letter in mid-June. In these areas, customers can
opt out of receiving the smart meter if they
do not wish to receive one, and there will be
no fee for those opting out. To date, only 125
customers, or 0.52 percent of the total, have
opted out. Customers who do not live in the
selected neighborhoods do not need to opt
out at this time, as their current meters will
remain unchanged.
Smart meters are simply digital meters
that can communicate remotely with MLGW,
opening up an array of choices for customers
and the utility. Advantages included auto-
matic outage notification, automatic meter
tampering notification, lower connection
and reconnection fees, no bill estimations
(customers in these areas will no longer need
to provide gate access), and much more
extensive information about energy usage
that allows customers to make adjustments
to lower bills. Customers can view their smart
meter data online through My Account at
www.mlgw.com
This smart meter expansion is expected
to conclude in mid-2014. Upon completion,
MLGW will have 61,000 smart meters out of
its 1.1 million meters system-wide. Currently,
there are 1,000 smart meters in use from a
three-year Smart Grid Demonstration pilot,
a demo program that included a number of
CY residents. The demo participants saved
an average of $42.12 annually and 95 percent
said they would recommend smart meters to
a friend.
MLGW’s goal is to fully implement smart
meters by 2020. For more information, go to
www.mlgw.com/smartgrid.
-Glen Thomas is a Cooper-Young resident and
former spokesman for MLGW.
CY news
Good news for chocolate, cupcake, beer lovers in CY
Cooper Street is about to get a little sweeter, with a chocolatier
in Cooper-Young.
Designer chocolatier Phillip Ashley Chocolates is opening a
retail store and production facility at 798 S. Cooper, in the former
Painted Planet space.
The location should be open by late October, said Chef Phillip
Ashley Rix, who said he plans to host a private reception and a
launch event before the official opening. The location will contain
a retail store, a client consultation area and a design and production space. Rix, a native Memphian, has gained national attention for his
chocolates. This year, the company was named one of the best
chocolatiers and confectioners in America by TasteTV and his
creations were featured in the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards and
the 85th Academy Awards. He is often commissioned to create
custom flavors and designs for clients using sometimes unusual
ingredients — his portfolio includes creations made with goat
cheeses, bacon, kumquat and local Ghost River stout beer, in
addition to more conventional fruits and chocolates.
Find more information at phillipashley.com.
Most Midtowners have already heard the news, but Muddy’s
Bake Shop announced this month they will open a second location at 585 S. Cooper at Vinton, in the Idlewild neighborhood just
north of Cooper-Young.
The popular cupcake shop and bakery promises the Midtown
location will be unique from its East Memphis cousin. The bakery
formerly had a kitchen in Cooper-Young, but moved out in 2011.
This will be Muddy’s first retail location in Midtown. Find more
information at muddysbakeshop.com.
BUSINESS briefs
Memphis Made Brewing Company, the Cooper-Young
brewery helmed by neighborhood resident and former French
Broad brewmaster Drew Barton, hopes to begin production in
September. The 768 S. Cooper facility will not have a tasting room
yet, but its brews will be on tap at local bars.
Find more at their Facebook page.
Construction is under way for an expansion of Central
Animal Hospital, along Cox Street on the north side of Central
Avenue.
The veterinary clinic, which opened at 2192 Central in 1946,
will add 4,594 square feet to its 3,411-square-foot building at a
cost of $1 million, according to the Memphis Business Journal.
Design work is being done by archimania.
Jennifer Karnes and Steve Karnes bought Central Animal Hospital in 2005. Construction is expected to last six months.
Phillip Ashley Chocolates specializes in unique ingredients and presentations. The shop and production facility will open on Cooper.
Café Ole is under new ownership. The venerable Cooper-Young restaurant was purchased by Sandy Robertson with
parent company Mid-America Restaurants, The Commercial
Appeal reported recently. Robertson owns several restaurants
and catering operations on Beale and Highland, including
Automatic Slim’s.
Earlier this year Café Ole touted a renovation and changes
to its menu that included burgers and hot wings. The new
owners said the menu will return to more authentic Mexican
fare.
The owners said they are cleaning the restaurant and
reworking the menu now, and should begin renovations after
the Cooper-Young Festival.
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SEPTEMBER 2013
5
CY music
Rock for Love 7 bringing bands to Deli, Shell, Ardent
By Jeff Hulett
Rock for Love 7, the seventh annual Church
Health Center benefit, is set for Sept. 5-7 at
Ardent Studios, Young Avenue Deli and the
Levitt Shell. Bands include Kirk Whalum, the
Bo-Keys with John Gary Williams and Percy
Wiggins, Memphis Dawls, Dead Soldiers and
more. Rock for Love has raised more than
$120,000 for the Church Health Center, which
provides quality, affordable healthcare to uninsured working people and their families. The
Center serves many of the working musicians
who have played the benefit over the years.
For the first time, the annual show’s VIP
BBQ at Ardent Studios for bands, sponsors
and other VIPs is also open to the public, albeit with a limited number of tickets. The show
will feature music by Stax artist John Gary
Williams (of Mad Lads fame) backed by the
Bo-Keys, plus a performance by Marcela Pinilla. Tickets are $30 each and $55 per couple
and are available at vipbbq.eventbrite.com.
VIP tables are also available for $500. To learn
more about VIP tables, please contact Kelly
Kraisinger at (901) 701-2101 or KraisingerK@
ChurchHealthCenter.org.
Rock for Love 7 will also have an online auction hosted by Bidding for Good. The auction
will go live on Aug. 12 and close at midnight
on Sept. 7. The Memphis Roller Derby will
host a merchandise table throughout the
Crowds packed the old Hi-Tone for last year’s Rock for Love concert series. This year, Rock for Love 7
will take place at Young Avenue Deli, Levitt Shell and Ardent Studios Sept. 5-7. Photo courtesy Jeff Hulett.
weekend with a variety of records, T-shirts
and other merchandise on sale to benefit the
Center. Among the items for sale will be a new
compilation of unreleased tracks from local
artists, many of whom have played Rock for
Love in the past. Artists contributing songs
include John Paul Keith, the Memphis Dawls,
Snowglobe, Dead Soldiers, Pezz and more.
“People love great Memphis music and they
love the Church Health Center,” said Church
Health Center spokesman and concert
co-founder Marvin Stockwell. “Rock for Love
is a testament to what the creative community can do when it comes together for a great
cause.”
Rock for Love 7 lineup (in order, headliner listed first):
Thursday, Sept. 5 VIP BBQ at Ardent
Studios - $30, single / $55, couple / $500,
table. 6 p.m. The Bo-Keys featuring John Gary
Williams and Percy Wiggins, Marcela Pinilla
Friday, Sept. 6 at the Young Ave. Deli - $10.
8 p.m., 18+ Kaleidophonix, Hope Clayburn’s
Soul Scrimmage, Reemus Bodeemus, Side
Street Steppers, DJ Devin Steel
Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Levitt Shell (day
show) - FREE. Noon. All ages. Big E and the
Mississippi Boys, the Star Killers, Chad Nixon,
Elizabeth Wise
Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Levitt Shell (night
show) - FREE. 6 p.m. All ages. Kirk Whalum,
John Kilzer band, Patrick Dodd Trio, Mark
Stuart w/ Kait Lawson
Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Young Ave. Deli
(after party) - $10. 10 p.m. 18+ The Memphis
Dawls, Dead Soldiers, Mighty Souls Brass
Band, DJ Devin Steel
Rock for Love 7 is sponsored by SunTrust,
Memphis Convention and Visitor’s Bureau,
Huey’s, WMC TV 5, Rock 103, WDIA, The
Memphis Flyer, Gossett Fiat, Sun Studio, Elvis
Presley Enterprises, the Recording Academy, Memphis Grizzlies, Lifelinc Anesthesia,
Century Wealth Management, Bluff City
Sports, Enfectious Erf, Yazoo Brewing, Whole
Foods, Crosstown Arts, Crosstown Collaborative, Dental Implant Aesthetic Center,
Ardent Studios, Young Avenue Deli, Levitt
Shell, Farris Bobango, La Paloma Treatment
Center, Memphis Ice Machine, Select-O-Hits,
Audiographics Masterworks, Unclaimed
Recordings, Memphis Sports Live, Magnetic
SEO, Zaxby’s, Alarum Pictures, Summerall
Electric, Street Savvy Unlimited, Fino’s From
the Hill, Memphis Roller Derby, Amurica, Gaia
Memphis and Bogies.
For more information about Rock for Love
7, visit RockforLove.org. For more information
about the Church Health Center, visit ChurchHealthCenter.org.
CY music
Mudhoney headlining Goner Fest 10
Record label also hosting
music at CY Festival stage
By David Royer
What would Goner Records bring to the
party to mark the 10th anniversary of its annual
garage/punk/psychedelic Midtown musical
throwdown?
This year, the 20-year-old Cooper-Young
record store, music label and cultural force is
bringing a killer lineup of artists from around
the globe, including Seattle grunge pioneers
Mudhoney, Australian punk veterans Cosmic
Psychos (a documentary on the band will
screen during the festival), New Orleans puppet
masters Quintron & Miss Pussycat and Japanese
punksters Guitar Wolf, who will kick off the
three-day festivities Sept. 26 at the gazebo at
Cooper and Young.
But wait … there’s more, including deep
stoner rock from Detroit’s Human Eye, Arizona’s
Destruction Unit, former Memphis-to-New York
band Viva L’American Death Ray Music, Harlan
T. Bobo and Memphis’ Ex-Cult, who will play
both at the Cooper-Young Festival and at Goner
Fest a few days later.
Ex-Cult’s performance at SXSW got them
under the wing of producer Ty Segall for their
first full-length release last year, and they’ve been
playing to sometimes sold-out crowds up the
East and West coasts since then.
“I think that stage will definitely turn some
heads this year,” said lead singer Chris Shaw of
the band’s upcoming Memphis dates.
Goner Fest begins and ends with performances at the gazebo, and will close this year with
Louisiana swamp boogie from Louis Bee King.
The action in between moves to Midtown’s
clubs — the Hi-Tone in Crosstown, the Buccaneer on Jefferson and Murphy’s on Madison.
Goner Fest will come just a week and a half
after Cooper-Young Fest, where the record label
will have a stage.
“We’ve always had a presence at Coo-
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SEPTEMBER 2013
7
CY events
Photo by Amanda Hill/AM Photography
Cooper-Young Regional Beerfest returns Oct. 19 with a new location at Midtown Autowerks.
CY Beerfest moving
to Midtown Autowerks
This year’s Cooper-Young Regional Beerfest
will be held from 1-5 p.m. Oct. 19 at Midtown
Autowerks, 795 S. Cooper.
Organizers say the two-acre location will
give them more space, visibility and shade.
The festival had been held for several years
behind former Lifelink Church. This year’s festival is shaping up to be the largest yet, with
more than a dozen regional breweries already
scheduled to attend.
Tickets and information can be found
online at beerfest.cooperyoung.org beginning
Sept. 13, and more information will be printed in the October edition of The LampLighter.
MGLCC hosting Outflix
LGBT film festival
Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community
Center will present its 16th annual Outflix
Film Festival from September 6-12, at Malco’s
Ridgeway Cinema Grill (formerly Ridgeway
Four).
“Outflix is presented by Memphis Gay and
Lesbian Community Center with the firm
belief that it is important to see our lives
reflected on the big screen,” said Ben Helm,
2013 festival director, in a news release. “In
a state that can be very backwards on LGBT
issues, we must tell our stories publicly and
affirm our experiences and our right to be
seen and heard.”
Films in this year’s festival provide a broad
view of LGBTQ stories: Bridegroom (what
happens if you are not allowed to be married
and your partner suddenly dies); G.B.F. (all
the girls race to be the first to have a Gay Best
Friend); Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth (the life
and legacy of the author of The Color Purple
and many others); Out in the Dark (what
happens when two men, one a Palestinian
student and the other an Israeli lawyer, fall in
love). This year’s lineup is the biggest ever at
41 films, including features, documentaries
and short films.
“Especially in an environment where
legislators and community leaders would
make us invisible or silence our voices, Outflix
represents just the opposite of that, said
MGLCC Executive Director Will Batts. “Outflix
represents our passions and our love, our
defiance in the face of bigotry, our joy in our
individuality, our despair during loss, and our
pride in who we are. What could be more
important than that?”
To find out more about this year’s lineup
or to purchase tickets, see the Outflix website
at www.outflixfestival.org. Tickets for an
individual film are $10; discounts available for
multi-ticket packages. Tickets are available
for purchase on-line or at the door one hour
before the first film of the day.
All proceeds from the festival are used to
provide programs and services at MGLCC,
based in Cooper-Young.
Tony Award-winning drama about abstract
expressionist painter Mark Rothko, through
Sept. 15.
Rothko is commissioned to create a series
of murals for New York’s luxurious Four
Seasons restaurant. The project ignites an
emotional inferno as he struggles with his
success and the legacy he wants to leave
behind. Will his paintings mean anything in a
place that represents everything he detests?
He works feverishly under the watchful eye of
his bright, young assistant, Ken. But when Ken
gains the confidence to challenge his teacher
on some of his misguided ideals, Rothko faces
the agonizing possibility that his crowning
achievement could also become his undoing.
Red runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays
at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. The Circuit
Playhouse is located at 51 S. Cooper. For more
information or to make reservations, please
call 901-726-4656 or purchase tickets online
at playhouseonthesquare.org.
Overton Park Golf House
hosting musical acts
Park Friends will present free music at
the Overton Park Golf House every other
Wednesday night starting Sept. 4. This is a
time to enjoy the cooler temperatures and
support Overton Park Friends. Park Friends
volunteer group has worked hard this summer on a renovation of the running trails
throughout the park. Schedule:
September 4
Music by Keith Sykes
Food: A Square Meal on Wheels
September 18
Music by Eric Lewis
Food: A Square Meal on Wheels
October 2
Music by Mark Edgar Stuart
Food: Mr. Frazer’s Fish Box
October 16
Music by Jeff Hulett
Food: Hunger Monkey
Rug Burns at Gallery Fifty Six
Gallery Fifty Six, 2256 Central Ave., presents “Rug Burns,” new art by Niles Wallace,
professor of ceramic arts at the University of
Memphis.The show opens Sept. 6 and there
will be a reception Sept. 13 from 5 to 8 p.m.
The show runs through Sept. 28.
Holladay, Reed stopping in
to Burke’s Book Store
Red, a play about painter Mark Rothko, is at Circuit
Playhouse through Sept. 15.
Circuit Playhouse staging
Rothko bio ‘Red’
The Circuit Playhouse presents Red, a 2010
Cary Holladay will return to Burke’s Book
Store on Sept. 5 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. to
read from and sign copies of her new collection of short stories, The Deer in the Mirror
(Ohio State University Press, $24.95 paperback). The reading will begin at 6 pm. This
event coincides with the Cooper-Young First
Thursday Night Out.
CY events
Reception for McWeeney exhibition
The Cooper-Young Community
Association is hostin “Questions?”,
an exhibition of MFA artwork by Katie
McWeeney, through Sept. 22 at the
CYCA offices at 2298 Young. The public
is invited to attend the artist Reception
that will be held Thursday, Sept. 5 from
7-9 P.M. and meet the artist in person.
McWeeney’s work investigates
connection through dualities in color,
material and imagery that stem from
her experiences as an adopted child.
She utilizes bright colors that reference
childhood memories to create vivid,
distracting environments. The shiny,
plastic surfaces dual hand-drawn,
collaged imagery of children to create
a story that is both real and artificial.
The repetitive image of a voided, white
phone seeks outward possibility. The
work questions human context with the
curiosity of a child and the consciousness of an adult.
McWeeney is a visual artist that lives,
works, and plays in Memphis. She
received her BFA from Louisiana Tech
University (2009) and her MFA from
Memphis College of Art (2013). She
currently works at Crosstown Arts as
a programming and event assistant, is
a freelance social media director, and
maintains her art practice from her
home studio.
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With a song-like voice and deep knowledge of the history and folklore of her native
Virginia, Holladay creates dazzling stories
of hardship and ecstasy. A young widow romances a German immigrant while weighing
a proposal from the colonial governor.
Convicted of murdering her master, an
enslaved woman is burned at the stake. A
breakneck stagecoach ride gives a bricklayer’s apprentice the power to save or destroy
his fellow passengers. An aging bachelor
despairs of his marriage to a Confederate orphan. A beautiful adventuress joins the 1898
Alaska Gold Rush, charms a violent gangster,
and figures out the secret of his fabulous
wealth.
This seventh book from an award-winning
author spans 300 years in the Old Dominion.
Wendy Reed will be at Burke’s Book Store
on Sept. 19 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. to read
from and sign copies of her new collection of
essays, An Accidental Memoir: How I Killed
Someone and Other Stories (New South
Books, $24.95, hardback). The reading will
begin at 6 pm.
Reed has explored a variety of topics as
an award-winning writer and producer for
Alabama Public Television. Now, in An Accidental Memoir: How I Killed Someone and
Other Stories, she explores a succession of
personal tragedies in a collection of deliberately fragmented essays.
Told from unusual perspectives and in
Also on exhibition at Playhouse on
the Square, is “What If…”, a focus on
McWeeney’s most recent works of art.
The exhibition is on display through
Sept. 15. For more information about
McWeeney and her work, please visit
kmcweeneyart.com.
For more information on the Cooper-Young Community Association or
to schedule a viewing, please email us
highly figurative language, the essays draw
on the Southern Gothic tradition of Flannery
O’Connor and feature dark humor, flawed
people, disastrous events—including a car
accident in which Reed was involved that
took another woman’s life—and moments of
spiritual grace. Taken together they become
a meditation on subjects such as death,
work, family responsibilities, and raising a
child.
Beethoven Club marks
125 years with concert
The Beethoven Club will present its 125th
Anniversary Orchestra Concert finale on
Sept. 14.
The final concert in this series will feature
violinist Gregory Maytan performing the
Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Memphis Repertory Orchestra under the direction of William Langley. The concerto will
be preceded on the program by the Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture. The Beethoven
Club is delighted to be performing at the
Buckman Performing Arts Center, 60 Perkins
Extd.
Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for students.
These can be purchased online at ww.buckmanartscenter.com and they will also be
available at the door.For more information
call 901-493-0958 or write [email protected].
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Cooper-Young marked National Night Out with block parties
around the neighborhood August 6. Here’s some of the action.
1) Libby Flynt shows off baby Aideen on Evelyn Street.
2) Meda Street partiers pose at Kim Edmaiston’s house
3) Dogs cause a commotion jumping into the pond at the Royers’ on Cox.
4) Police officers pose with kids at the Walker/Fleece block party.
5) Artist Elizabeth Alley sketched her impression of the Nelson party.
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1) Revelers strike a pose at an Evelyn
Street block party
2) June Hurt (from left), Suzzane
Striker, Mollie Riggs and Edward
Greene pose on Evelyn.
3) The 2000 block of Elzey got together at the Schurchs’.
4) Though not a part of National
Night Out, Navy band Underway Jazz
brought the funky brass and Dixieland
to the Cooper-Young gazebo for one
of the summer’s final Red Hot Summer Music concert series August 21.
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Save boxtops
to support
Peabody kids
Want to help our neighborhood school,
Peabody Elementary, just by purchasing
everyday products? Now you can.
The Cooper-Young Community Association is an official adopter of Peabody
Elementary and this relationship has
grown by leaps and bounds over the last
several years.
CYCA offers whatever support we can
when a need arises: We started the annual Chili Cook-off when we needed to raise
matching neighborhood funds for the
new playground in 2008; we have been a
vehicle for information about the school
to the residents through the LampLighter;
and most recently we supplied the school
with three heavy-duty pencil sharpeners
after learning the teachers could really
use them.
You might say, “How can I plug in to
offer support? I don’t have children but
want to help.”
Super! We have an easy solution for you
that won’t cost you a thing. Clip and save
your box tops for Peabody. Box tops are
on lots of everyday items such as Ziploc,
General Mills products and Kleenex, just
to name a few. (www.boxtops4education.
com/products/participating-products)
Just look over the packaging before you
recycle it, cut out the box top and keep
it handy. Drop it off at the office (2298
Young Ave.) at the next month neighborhood meeting or most days during
the week. We are currently working on
drop-off boxes in locations throughout
the neighborhood to make it very easy to
help out our school.
The CYCA will keep you posted on the
project’s progress and, they hope, show
you examples of what the funds raised for
the school are being used for.
So start collecting now. Every box top is
worth 10 cents, so it will add up.
- Cooper-Young Community Association
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IN COOPER-YOUNG, IT ALL STARTS WITH THE ART
The Cooper-Young Festival, sponsored by
Evolve Bank & Trust, kicks off Saturday, Sept.
14 from 9 am to 7 pm. Now in its 26th year,
the festival is the biggest party of the summer,
with more than 120,000 people visiting each
year.
More than 425 artists from around the
nation will have their work for sale and homegrown Memphis musicians will perform on
three stages all day.
The Children’s Area sponsored by Yarnell’s
Ice Cream and hosted by the Civitans and
the Memphis College of Art can keep the
kids involved with games of skill and chance,
bouncing fun, an obstacle course and art
activities with the staff and students of the
Memphis College of Art. Meet Yarnell’s Ice
Cream mascot, Scoopman, who will be handing out coupons and the Park Avenue Lodge
Masons will be on-hand to distribute the TN
Chip - Child Identification Packet to parents
of children.
Music at the Main Stage kicks off at 11 a.m.
with a presentation by Evolve Bank and Trust
along with New Ballet Ensemble dancers and
Memphis Opera singers. Reemus Bo Deemus,
Kait Lawson, The Merry Mobile and others
will be on stage starting at 11:15 a.m. until 5
p.m.
On the Memphis Grizzlies Stage located
at Young and Meda enjoy local garage rock
bands hosted by Goner Records. Be sure to
catch some tunes starting at 12:30 pm by
Moving Finger, Mouse Rocket, NOTS, Ex-Cult
with Jack Oblivian and the Sheiks on stage
starting at 4:30 p.m. There will be surprise
visits from some of the Grizzlies players along
with the Grizz and Grizz Girls.
The School of Rock Stage located in
the First Congo Church parking lot will be
cranking up some music starting at 11:30
a.m. highlighting their talented students in
their programs in Germantown and Memphis. Come out and enjoy these seasoned
musicians who have already performed this
summer at the Summerfest Music Festival in
Milwaukee, sharing the stages with the likes of
Alice Cooper, Cake, and Tom Petty.
Throughout the day, get involved in some
pop-up opera marking 30 Days of Opera in
September. Try your hand at “jookin’” with
New Ballet Ensemble students and staff as
they perform in and around the festival site all
day long.
Pre-festival events include the CY Art
Invitational hosted by David Perry Smith
Gallery on Thursday, Sept. 12 from 6-9 p.m.
Artists who live or work in Cooper Young
are invited to showcase their talent at this
event. The art is for sale and all proceeds go
to the artist. Art work by Arline Jernigan, Billy
Moore, Elizabeth Alley and Nicole Phillippe
to name a few will be on display this year. The
original poster artwork by Lurlynn Franklin
will be sold during a silent auction. This free
public-welcome event has open wine/beer
bars and live music.
On Friday, September 13 the Festival 4-Miler is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Bluff City
Sports located at 769 South Cooper.
Sponsors for this year’s festival are: Evolve
Bank & Trust, Miller, The Commercial Appeal,
Yarnell’s Ice Cream, Memphis Grizzlies, Gossett Motorcars, Southland Park Gaming and
Racing, CVS/Caremark Corporation, School
of Rock, More Than Words, Woodland Tree
Service, Atlas Men’s Health, Langford Market, Albert Cook Plumbing, T-Mobile, Dixie
Pet Memorials, Flinn Broadcasting, 96X, Hot
107.1, Q107.5, Sports56, Toof Commercial
Printing, Methodist Healthcare, Delta Ice
Services, ProShow Systems Memphis and
Emergency Mobile Health Care.
Proceeds from the festival are redistributed
back into the community to support local
nonprofit organizations, make the area safe,
promote local small businesses and secure
improvements to the infrastructure of the
neighborhood.
- Cooper-Young Business Association
Sponsored by:
I am sure that somewhere there has to be a psychiatric
label attached to this, but whenever I am commissioned
to create a piece of art, I am compelled to do it in threes.
This time was no exception, the only difference being
that this time the commissioners (The Cooper-Young
Business Association) actually got to witness my triptych —
tripped out — disorder. In the past, commissioners were
only treated to my final decision out of the three. This
year, I will leave the decision for you to make, because
to be perfectly honest with you, I just couldn’t make a
conclusion on which piece of art would best speak to you.
It was my intent to capture what I considered to be
the essence of the historic Cooper-Young District and
the overall rhythm of the Cooper Young Festival, minus the redundancy of images of
neighborhood businesses, trees, and yeah, lots of houses. I feel that all three paintings
honor the foundations of what really makes a neighborhood a neighborhood, a
community a community: its people.
To quote the Festival website: “Each year, one artist from the neighborhood is chosen
to design a poster that embraces the history, art and eclectic style of Cooper Young.”
Represented by Allie Cat Arts gallery, this year, I am honored to be that chosen
artist, to return to an area where I began in the mid-1990s, fresh out of a Masters
Degree from the Memphis College of Art and into the representation of Jay Etkin’s
Cooper Street Gallery, then located on the very corner of Cooper and Young.
History, creativity and diversity are the three elements that I feel unite this
neighborhood. History, creativity and diversity are the three (3s, here we go again)
elements that make Cooper-Young rock. And after a whole lot of Marvin Gaye’s soul
classics like “What’s Going On” and “Ecology”, looping endlessly while I worked on
these three paintings simultaneously, I pray that I have captured the spirit, the energy
and the passion embodied in those three words. Peace Out.
- Lurlynn Franklin, 2013 Cooper-Young Festival poster artist
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Amy Lavere hitches a ride back to her home neighborhood to headline the festival with John Paul Keith. Their duo, Motel Mirrors, is part of a strong musical lineup including Jack Oblivion, Dead Soldiers and more.
Motel Mirrors, a country-rock combo featuring Cooper-Young’s own Amy Lavere and John Paul Keith, will headline the music stages at the annual Cooper-Young Festival on
Sept. 14.
This year’s music lineup, features a number of big-name
Memphis bands drawing national attention with recent
album releases and tours, including bluegrass/rock mashup
Dead Soldiers and Goner Records’ garage rock powerhouse
Ex-Cult.
At the Main Stage in front of Young Avenue Deli, New
Ballet Ensemble and Opera Memphis will kick off the day’s
events at 11 a.m. with a flamenco collaboration celebrating
30 Days of Opera in September. Throughout the day and
around the festival, there will be “pop-up” opera singing and
New Ballet will be jookin, a regional hip-hop dance.
Following that, blues rockers Reemus Bo Deemus will take
over the stage, followed by Kait Lawson’s folk-pop, Paul Taylor’s jam-rock outfit The Merry Mobile, reggae from Chinese
Connection Dub Embassy and R&B by Singa B.
At the Goner Records stage at Young and Meda, Moving
Finger starts at 12:30, followed by MouseRocket, NOTS,
Ex-Cult and Jack Oblivian and the Sheiks. The Grizz Girls will
be on hand with Memphis Grizzlies promotional items (and
expect some appearances by Grizzlies players).
Students from School of Rock will play in the parking lot of
First Congo Church.
This year’s Cooper Young Festival is presented by Evolve
Bank and Trust, Miller Time, The Commercial Appeal, Yarnell’s
Ice Cream, Memphis Grizzlies, Gossett Motorcars, Southland
Park Gaming & Racing, CVS, School of Rock, More Than
Words, Langford Market, Woodland Tree Service, Atlas Men’s
Health, 96X, Q107.5, Sports56, Hot 107.1, Toof Commercial
Printing, Methodist Healthcare and ProShow Memphis.
Find out more at cooperyoungfestival.com.
MUSICAL ARTISTS
Music Lineup for the Main Stage:
11:00 am – Opera Memphis /New
Ballet Ensemble
11:15 am – Reemus Bo Deemus
12:15 pm – Kait Lawson
1:15 pm – The Merry Mobile
2:15 pm – Chinese Connection Dub
Embassy
3:15 pm – Singa B
4:15 pm – Dead Soldiers
5:15 pm – HEADLINER: the Motel Mirrors featuring Amy Lavere and John
Paul Keith
Jack Oblivian and the Sheiks
Rock
Depending on whom you ask, Jack “Oblivian” Yarber is either a rock
legend or an absolute unknown. This dichotomy is well understood by
Memphis musicians, as underground “fame,” for all its rewards, has, with
a few exceptions, been the ceiling for local acts for decades. And no one
knows this dichotomy better than Jack Oblivian, who may be Memphis’
most influential active rock musician. The list of noteworthy bands Yarber
has been a member of over the years is massive and includes Johnny Vomit
& the Dry Heaves (a high school punk project that also featured future
Squirrel Nut Zipper Jimbo Mathus), new-wavers the End, ’68 Comeback,
Knaughty Knights, and Tav Falco’s Panther Burns. Two of Yarber’s former
bands — the Compulsive Gamblers and the Oblivians — have seen their
reputation and following swell in the decade since their demise, especially
the recently reformed Oblivians, whose international fan base borders on
rabid. Due largely to his stint in these bands, both partnerships with Greg
Cartwright, now of the Reigning Sound, Yarber has been an acknowledged
influence on artists such as the White Stripes, the Hives, and Jay Reatard.
“Arguably the finest rock talent Memphis has produced since Alex
Chilton.” – SPIN
Music Lineup for the Memphis
Grizzlies/Goner Record Stage:
12:30 pm - Moving Finger
1:30 pm - MouseRocket
2:30 pm - NOTS
3:30 pm - Ex-Cult
4:30 pm - Jack Oblivian and the
Sheiks
Music Lineup for School of Rock Stage:
11:30 am - SoR Memphis Blue Band
12:30 pm - SoR Germantown
1:30 pm - SoR Memphis Red Band
2:30 pm - SoR Germantown
3:30 pm - SoR Memphis Green Band
4:30 pm - SoR Germantown House
Band
See more music acts on Page 18
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ARTIST AND VENDOR BOOTH LIST
More than 120,000 people lined the streets during the Cooper-Young Festival in 2012. Photo by Cooper-Young Business Association.
Booth #Booth Title
A001T-Mobile
A002 Langford Market
A003 Sweet Grass
A004CYCA
A005CYCA
A006 Deep South Custom Creations
A007 House Of Mews
A008 Artistic Impressions by Dottie Harness
A009 Artistic Impressions by Dottie Harness
A010
Art of Yancy Villa-Calvo
A011
Art By Jenna
A012
Scatterlings of Africa
A013
Michelle Duckworth Art
A014
WEVL FM 89.9
A015
The Apothecary Fairy
A016
Billy Moore Folk Art
A017
Albert Cook Plumbing
A018
The Growler
A019
Buckeye Hollow Soap
A020 Dilly and Dough
A021
Dilly and Dough
A022 Spring River Candles
A023 Spring River Candles
A024 Stephano Studios
A025 J Richer Design
A026 Brooks Creations
A027 Dusty Jonakin Art
A028 Generations
A029Generations
A030 Solstice Studios
A031
Marjorie Mebane Originals
A032 Vintage Clothing and Art
A033 Judy Vandergrift Art
A034 Celtic Crossing
A035 Celtic Crossing
A036 Flinn Broadcasting Stations
A037 Big John’s Forge
A038 For The Love Of Vintage
A039 Frankenstein Fabrics
A040 Crafty Chicks
A041
Kismet Properties
A042 Garden Delights
A043 Dylan Kail Art
A044 Frank Estrada Art
A045 TD Designs
A046 Smith’s Antique & Collectable Glassware
A047 Me & Mrs. Jones
A048 Me & Mrs Jones
A049Girafne’s
A050 Inspirational Art
A051
Candles By Angelica’s Aromas
A052 Southern Silverworks
A053 Hand-Carved Wooden Gifts
A054 Hand-Carved Wooden Gifts
A055 Jen Winfrey
A056 Studio B
A057 Morgan’s Sassy Corner
A058 Jenna Williams Photography
A059 Foster Luminosity
A060 More Than Words
A061
Southland Park Gaming & Rac-
ing
A062 Uncanny FX
A063 Marokel Jewelry
A064 Psychedelic Shack
A065 Sarah Ray, Memphis Artist
A066 Creative Designs
A067 Elaine Neeley, Artist
A068 John D’s Wood Things
A069 Backwoods Toys
A070 Backwoods Toys
A071
R.P. Funderburk Wood Art
A072 Glass by Sha
A073JAWANJA
A074 The Barker’s Market
A075feefifibby
A076Jeremiah’s
A077 Alluring Allusions
A078 Wooden Hands
A079
A080 Southern Natural Soap
A081
Emily Allison
A082 Clara Morgan
A083 Blue Sky Tie Dye
A084 Barn Door Duo - Prints and Pearls
A085Earthcrafts
A086 Little Dead Things
A087 Stevie’s Stuff
A088 BluSky of Mississippi
A089 Art by Dana G. Smith
A090Sponsor
A091
Woodland Tree Service
A092 Debbie Sew BUsy
A093 Jodi’s Quilts
A094 Joyce’s Castile Creations, LLC
A095 Cabin Dreamworks
A096 Cabin Dreamworks
A097 Sweet Ella’s Emporium & the Cottage Collection
A098 Sweet Ella’s Emporium & the Cottage Collection
A099 Happy Hippie
A100
Love Nation Creations
A101
On the Avenue
A102
Matrick Frames and Gifts
A103
The Electic Artist
A104
Babb Fine Art
A105
Olive This Art
A106Toonies
A107
Door of Hope
A108
Down South Country Candles
A109
Bows By Lisa Luann
A110
Cowboy & Cowgirl Swings, Inc
A111
Kristi Baur Art
A112
Paintings by CBFord
A113Beer
A114Beer
A115
Nutty Bavarian
A116
Cigar Box Creations
A117
BJN Crafts
A118
Castle Delites
A119
Joy Wright
A120Alchemy
A121Alchemy
A122
Ed Wade Studios
A123 Dell Clark Jewelry
A124
Dell Clark Jewelry
A125
Burke’s Book Store
A126
Art N Things
A127
Smashing Threads
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A128
Gurleygurl Design
A129
Shelby Farms Park and Green
line
A130
Makowsky Millinery
A131
Mixed Media Mania
A132
Crooked Creek Designs
A133
Playhouse on the Square
A134Woodspeak
A135
Memphicity Design
A136
Dixie Pet Memorials
A137
The Dancing Brush
A138
Moments of Whim
A139
Texstyle Bags
A140
Silver Leaf Jewelry
A141yokieB
A142
Painted by Holly
A143
Young Avenue Glassworks
A144
Young Avenue Glassworks
A145
On The Tag Designs
A146
Pronto Pup
A147
Pronto Pup
A148
Yarnell’s Ice Cream
A149
A150
A151 Glass with Sass
A152
Glass with Sass
A153
Jim Smith, Jewelry Artist for Savory
A154
New World Henna
A155
Patricia Loueiro Jewelry
A156
Powers Design and Studio
A157
Hats Etc
A158
Funky Ladies Studio
A159
Planned Parenthood Greater Memphis
A160MGLCC
A161MGLCC
A162
Mid-South Pride
A163
MPM Designs
A164
Art of Bienvenido and Caolinn Golden
A165
DCZ Designs
A166
Carpenter Art Garden
A167
Unique Flatwear
A168
BEBO Folk Art
A169
Midtown Glassworks
A170
Three Loves
A171
James Richardson Photography
A172
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
A173
Memphis Creative Stylez
A174
Music City Minis
A175
Memphis Drup Shop
A176
Memphis Drup Shop
A177
Summerwinds Resorts
A178
Chuck’s Retro Art & Accessories
A179
Chuck’s Retro Art & Accessories
A180
Charmed Arts and Crafts
A181
Darla Linerode-Henson
A182
Bryan Blankenship Pottery & Fine Art
A183
Robert McCarroll Ceramics
A184
Art by Susan
A185
Dumpster Diva
A186
Soul Fish Café
A187
Soul Fish Café
A188
JR’s Pillows
A189
Boyd Randolph Designs
A190
Ole Don’s Craft Shoppe
A191
Kudu Klip
A192
Mimi’s Soap
A193
Southern Rocks and Oh la La Beads
A194
Southern Rocks and Oh la La Beads
A195
Garden Art
A196
Makeda’s Cookies
A197
Ear Art Designs
A198
Southern Soap Factory
A199
Khakiman Designs
A200 Blend Studio
A201
State Farm Insurance
A202 Miss Birdsong’s Candy Apples
A203 DC Concessions
More than 425 artists will have their works for sale at this year’s festival, along with about 25 food stands. Photos by Cooper-Young Business Association.
A204 Literacy Council
A205 Midtown Market
A206 Midtown Market
A207 Metcalf Collection
A208 Winking Girl Designs Art
A209 T’s Beads
A210
Memphis Bonsai Society
A211loveLPfree
A212
Eddie Powell Art
A213
Wolf Ridge Crafts
A214
Wolf Ridge Crafts
A215
John Sperry
A216
Darby Drake Jewelry & Design
A217
Shannon MItchell Designs
A218
United State of Mind
A219
Mid-South Men’s Health Organi
zation
A220 Jenean Morrison Art & Design
A221 Iron Man Sams
A222 Iron Man Sams
A223Jabberblabber
A224Jabberblabber
A225 David Johnson Ceramics
A226 Unique Bow-Tique
A227 Lina’s Creations
A228 J and S Designs
A229 J and S Designs
B001
Mewtopia Cat Rescue
B002 Dye works 11
B003 Jessica Lyons Designs
B004 Art by KHaze
B005 Indie Memphis Film Festival
B006 Heavenly Essence Skin Care
B007 Mo’s Bows
B008 McCarter Coasters
B009Open
B010
Boathouse Chair Company
B011
Boathouse Chair Company
B012
Reasonable Stuff
B013
Light My Way Photography
B014
Green Seas
B015
POP Art
B016
Archer Art
B017Open
B018Open
B019Open
B020Open
B021
Annie Fraley
B022 Stencil Station
B023 Arymaz Aromas
B024 Bob X Art
B025 Memphis Fitness Kickboxing
B026 Methodist Healthcare RN Station
B027
B028 Zach’s Abstracts
B029 Tru Colors Art & Design
B030 Goner Records
B031
Goner Records
B032 Green Cork
B033 Raku Sculptures by Lester Jones
B034 Poplar Ridge Pottery
B035 Halford Loud Speakers
B036 Culper Art
B037Shenanigans
B038 Tennessee Equality Project
B039 Yellow Wood Wares
B040 Elke’ s Bees
B041
Java Cabana
B042 Java Cabana
B043 Kindred Spirit Style
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B044 Kindred Spirit Style
B045Loudean’s
B046pawprintclothingcompany.com
B047pawprintclothingcompany.com
B048 38104 / Ella Hernandez
B049 Who Told Kea /1217
B050 Brooke Ward Designs
B051
Theurich-Weber Designs
B052 Wineaux Wear
B053 ShoveIt Designs
B054 JH Artwear & Designs/ Baxter & Me
C001 Shana Long Art
C002 Art by Kelvin Baldwin
C003 Artist Kevin Bowers
C004 Nathan Black HDR Photography
C005Aluminations
C006 The Arcane Harvest
C007 Allie Cat Arts
C008 Lisa Hudson Pottery
C009june.bug.designs
C010 Disturbing Behavior’
C011Scentsy
C012 Tracy Parish
C013 Tracy Parish
C014 Sierra Club
C015 The Beadnik Divas
C016 Mr. Hyde’s Custom Leather
C017
Dale Crum Designs
C018 Imagine Brazil
C019 Tino Tie Dyes
C020
C021 M.R. Arts and Crafts
C022 Madam Nove’s Treasure Chest
C023 Art Corner
C024 Stone Soup Cafe
C025 Stone Soup Cafe
C026Taropop
C027 Art by Adam Hunt/The Flying Pencil
C028 Mark McKie Vintage Records and Collectables
C029AEBDesign
C030 Trinkets and Treasures
C031 D D aRt
C032 Mulan Bistro
C033 Mulan Bistro
C034 Bar DKDC
C035 Beauty Shop
C036 Beauty Shop
C037 Memphis Heritage
C038 Tootsie Bell Silversmith/Jeweler
C039 Whimsical Garden Art
C040Stellaware
C041 Crop Circle Designs
C042 In Stitches
C043 Kingfisher Designs
C044 Objects in Mirror
C045 Cooper Young Farmers Market
C046 Peace and Justice Center
C047MAGY
C048 Eco-Friendly Crafts and Art
C049 Revolution Bike Shop
C050 Origami Owl
C051 Leslie Turner Designs
C052 Ekata Designs
C053PMDesigns
C054 Designs By Jessica
C055 Greater Memphis Greenline
C056 Manifested Art
C057 Eco Art Creative Metal Recycling
C058 Mid-South Woodworks
C059 ScatterBrained Collars
C060 Friends For Life
C061 Hungryfire Workshop
C062 Rip and Mil Works
C063 Human Decor
C064 Human Decor
C065 Sandra’s Playful Paint
C066 Jim Tweedy’s Friendly Doggies
C067 Kenyon’s Art
C068 Memphis SOUL Collective
C069 Erica Bodine Pottery
D001TRDON
D002 KMT Creations
D003 Be U Beauty Organics
D004 Wild Child
D005 Vandergriff Designs
D006 LeAlta Brummett’s Fleur de Lee
D007 Trace Elements
D008 Ceed Fragrances
D009 All That Is Living Artwork
D010 Hope House
D011
The Purse String
D012 KC’s Clip Joint
D013 Smith Wright and Company
D014
Enchanted Primitives
D015 D&J Creations
D016 Paparazzi Accessories
D017
Candy Cain Art
D018 Boutique Essentials
D019 Villa Design
D020 Handcrafted Creativity
D021 Lisa’s Gems
D022 Chandler and Olly
D023 Brenda’s Fused Glass
D024 The Chester Drawer
D025 Super Booth
D026 Designs by Mindy
D027 Gower Woodworks
D028 Memphis AAZK
D029 Larm Communication
D030 Larm Communication
D031 Fused Glass by Gigi’s Flair
D032 Gifts to Go
D033 Gifts to Go
D034 Ladda Skinner
D035 Memphis Freethought Alliance
D036 A Girl and Her Machine Designs
D037 Meg and Kate Ornaments
D038 Artsy Fartsy
D039 Baltic Amber Jewelry
D040 Gino Pambianchi Print and Illus
tration
D041 Personalize You
D042 Personalize You
D043 Good Gollie Miss Mollie
D044 Nancy LaPlace Designs
D045 Sandy’s Fused Glass Creations
D046 Reas Artwork
D047 Reas Artwork
D048 Revival Jewelry and Antiques
D049 WN Walking Sticks & Canes
D050 Wanderlust Treasures
D051 Watercolors by Jerome Fulton
D052 Garden Deva
D053 Patty Cake Hair Bows
D054 Polly’s Pen - Whimsical Name Art
D055 Make A Statement! Studio
E001Ellajude
E002 Michael Rocks Jewelry
E003 Tin Roof Mercantile
E004 Tin Roof Mercantile
E005 Just 4 You
E006SweaterTherapy
E007 Slover Wilson Art
E008 Gitana Girl
E009 Hall in the Family
E010
Quirky Designs
E011
Unique Gifts
E012
Memphis Made
E013
Woodsley Projects and Patrick Beasley
E014
Butterfly Vintage
E015
Copper Baskets
E016
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park
E017
Brittany’s Frames
E018
2 Stitches
E019
Kyle Taylor Art + Dragonfly Cre
ations
E020 Hooper Troopers
FESTIVAL FOOD
Elzey Entrance Nutty Bavarian, Roasted and Flavored Nuts
East Evelyn
Wild Bill’s Old Fashion Sodas, Flavored Sodas
East Evelyn
Miss Birdsong’s Candy Apples ,Flavored Candy Apples
East Evelyn
DC Concessions Shrimp, Catfish and Swirl Taters
Children’s Area Pronto Pups ,Pronto Pups and Soft Drinks
West Nelson
Flavor Island, Snow Cones
East Nelson
Makeda’s Cookies, Butter Cookies
East Nelson
Begley Dogs, Grilled Bratwurst & Drinks
Cooper/Young Uncle Lou’s,Fried Chicken, Drinks
Cooper/Young Maxwell’s Concessions, Funnel Cakes, Lemonade, Snowcream, Cotton Candy, Drinks
Cooper/Young Pronto Pups, Pronto Pups and Soft Drinks
Cooper/Young Italian Sausage,Italian Sausage and Soft Drinks
Cooper/Young Dixon Lemonade, Lemonade, Nachos, Cotton Candy, Funnel Cakes, Snow Cones
Blythe/Young So Fresh Juice Bar, Fresh Juice and Granola
Blythe/Young Maxwell’s Concessions, Gyros, Lemonade and Soft Drinks
Blythe/Young Maxwell’s Concessions, Funnel Cakes, Lemonade, Snowcream, Cotton Candy, Drinks
First Congo
Pronto Pups, Pronto Pups and Soft Drinks
First Congo
Crepe Maker, Handmade Crepes - Assorted Fillings and Soft Drinks
First Congo
Maxwell’s Concessions, Hamburgers, Hotdogs, Chicken Fries, Cot
ton Candy, Soft Drinks
First Congo
Kettle Corn, Popcorn - Plain and Flavored
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Dixon Lemonade, Lemonade, Nachos, Cotton Candy, Funnel Cakes, Snow Cones
First Congo
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MUSICAL ARTISTS
NOTS
No Wave
Power trio from Memphis made up by Natalie Hoffman
(Ex-Cult), Charlotte Watson (Manateees), and Laurel Ferdon
(Moving Finger). Nots take the path less traveled when dealing
with song structure, societal conventions, or the laws of thermodynamics. Impossibly cool nuevo no wavo! Debut single
coming on Goner Records in September.
Chinese Connection Dub Embassy
Reggae/Lover’s Rock/Dancehall/DUB/STAX Soul
Ex-Cult
Punk
Rising Memphis stars whose members’ previous bands cover
a wide swath of the Memphis indie scene (Magic Kids, Vile
Nation, Bake Sale, Noise Choir), Ex-Cult crams catchy punk rock
through the “we can do anything” mindset of pioneers like the
Urinals, Australia’s X or Wire. Their debut album on Goner was
recorded by Ty Segall in San Francisco, and the follow-up single,
released this summer, was recorded by Doug Easley here in
Memphis. Both are full of angular post-punk, flying saucer fuzz
guitar, snotty vocals and bash-your-head-in energy. This year
they’ve taken their sonic attack across country on US tours with
Ty Segall and OBN IIIs, and they show no signs of letting up.
“... frothing-at-the-mouth fury and warped, pinballing melodies.” - Spin.com
Moving Finger
Psychedelic, Punk
Featuring power couple JB Horrell and Laurel Ferdon (of
Ex-Cult and Nots, respectively), along with Patrick Glass (Noise
Choir) and Natalie Hoffman (Ex-Cult, Nots), Moving Finger
takes psychedelic punk to a level that few dare to tread. This
is fantastic, forward-thinking avant-punk that reminds us of
late ’70s UK and Midwest US experimentalism where primitive
technique and ambitious ideas lead to some great music. Debut
single coming out on Goner Records in September.
Kait Lawson
Americana/Blues
After spending time as a musician in both Nashville and
New York, Kait Lawson returned to her hometown of Memphis, to record her debut album, “Until We Drown” with some
of the Bluff City’s best musicians. Kait’s uncompromising
songwriting takes a wry, yet deeply personal look at broken
homes and fractured relationships. The songs are haunted by
Guthrie and Kerouac while remaining rooted in the Southern
landscape. Muddy Waters of Mississippi, home in Tennessee,
regretful cigarettes, midtown Memphis, squandered youth,
temporal angels, perfume from the graveyard, goodbyes and
the lies of Judas.
The Chinese Connection Dub Embassy has a wild array
of musical backgrounds from classical, R&B, and gospel all
the way to street rock/Oi and hip-hop. They have been a
movement within the reggae community at large from their
style to their overall sound. They have been called one of the
hardest working reggae artists in the Mid-South because of
their hard work and determination to bring a sense of unity
back to reggae music as a whole. In 2011 they went from
just another Reggae band to a “Force to be Reckoned With”
when they started to reach their music out to the masses with
heavy amounts of networking and their unwillingness to stop
growing in music, life, and spirit. They believe the saying “hard
work pays off” because, since the rise of the band in 2011 to
2012, their accolades have been just, with such opportunities
as playing BristerFest, Plant Based Food Festival, River Arts
Fest, In A Hurry Blues Festival, Elvis Tribute To The King Festival, LUVMUD Fest, and the Springfield HempFest. Now with
the release of their first EP “The Farmers Market” and plans
to jump right back in the studio, CCDE has never been more
motivated to reach the masses with their message of truth and
rights/love throughout the world.
Singa B
R&B/Soul / Acoustic Rock / Hip Hop/ Jazz
Paul Taylor Merry Mobile
Rock ‘n’ Roll
MouseRocket
Indie Rock
MouseRocket began as an Alicja Trout (The Clears, Lost
Sounds, River City Tanlines) solo project, but morphed some
ten years ago into a Memphis indie powerhouse, featuring
Robby Grant (Vending Machine, Big Ass Truck), Robert Barnett
(Big Ass Truck), Jonathon Kirkscey (Glorie) and Hemant Gupta.
Trout and Grant are both songwriters who pull from a wide
array of musical references, and the result is a great mixture of
melody, noise, space and riffage.
“Gloriously dark and weird…. MouseRocket reshuffle the
garage rock deck effectively, adding classic-rock guitars, punk
vocals, new wave keys, prog drums, and Kirkscey’s dexterous
cello, which reinforces Grant and Trout’s brazen riffs, bolsters
Gupta’s booming bass, and generally adds a distinctive texture
to [their] songs.” – Pitchfork
The Merry Mobile formed in the summer of 2012 with Paul
Taylor on vocals/guitar, Daniel McKee on bass and Brian Wells
on drums. They are a new band from Memphis, blending old
Memphis with the new world.
Reemus Bo Deemus
Experimental Blues
Andy Ratliff fronts the band with a vocal style that harkens
back to authentic country blues music. Andy’s guitar style
mixes age old techniques with a traditional approach mixed
with some modern flare. Their goal is to bring forth the spirit
of music that comes from a thorough understanding of
digging down deep into the soul. They draw from the styles of
hill country blues, mountain music, old time string band, delta
blues, and rock.
Singa Bromfield was raised in Memphis. At the age of five
he began teaching himself to play violin and progressed to
guitar. By age 14 he became a published songwriter for writing
the Alma Mater for his Jr high school. He continued in song
writing and performance throughout his school years in
talent shows, community events and concluding school with
his single “Wake Up World” at his high school graduation. In
the years of 2007 through 2009 he attended the STAX Music
Academy and Toured Australia in the STAX Summer Soul
Tour. Singa Bromfield’s first album ‘Latenight Jam Session’ was
released in 2010. He also headlined Beale Street’s New Daisy
Theater in fall of 2010 featuring songs from the album and
some from his first mixtape “No Feelins THE MIXTAPE”. This
driven youngster has coined the philosophy of “It’s Retarded
& Slow Down”. In 2012 Singa began to perform around his city
(Memphis TN) creating a Buzz and his Brand also throughout
country of US. Collaborating with Interscope Artist Don Trip,
Singa released his debut single titled “Know My Name” in
December 2012.
CY festival
MUSICAL ARTISTS
Dead Soldiers
Americana, Bluegrass, Outlaw Country, Alt Country
Motel Mirrors feat. Amy LaVere and John Paul Keith
Americana
Motel Mirrors is a Memphis-based side-project of Amy
LaVere, John Paul Keith, and Shawn Zorn. The duet singing of
LaVere and Keith, brings together bits of classic country and
early rock. The group plays regularly around Memphis and
recorded an album this past spring. While it won’t be released
until the fall, LaVere compares some of the album’s songs to
Mickey and Sylvia, the ‘50s rock duo best known for their 1956
hit, “Love is Strange.”
Dead Soldiers is a “supergroup” of sorts, combining
members of well-regarded local bands such as the Unbeheld,
Cremains, and the Memphis Dawls to form an Americana
powerhouse that combines elements of outlaw country,
bluegrass, and southern rock. The band cut its official debut
effort, the forthcoming All the Things You Lose, with the help
of local producer Scott Bomar, who recorded Dead Soldiers at
his Electraphonic recording studio.
School of Rock
Classic Rock
School of Rock Memphis & School of Rock Germantown
have brought more than 60 kids together to rock the 2013
Cooper Young Fest like never before. They’ll be performing
the Colors Show – where all songs covered have a color in
the song title or artist’s name, so it will be a killer mix of
great rock n roll that’s sure to please all.
The Germantown School of Rock House Band, The
Rumors, was formed in February, 2013 after completion of
our first show season and our Tribute to The Beatles show
at the Hard Rock Cafe. Musicians were required to audition
for this and undertake a huge responsibility of representing
the school and playing more frequent gigs than our three
show seasons a year. In June of 2013 they performed at the
Summerfest Music Festival in Milwaukee, WI sharing the
stages with the likes of Alice Cooper, Cake, and Tom Petty.
They also have recently played the Germantown Festival and
Auto Zone Park.
The band will headline the School of Rock Stage at The
Cooper-Young Festival playing one of their full sets. The
Germantown House Band is: Evan Rogers, Guitar; Dylan Gattuso, Vocals, Bass; Chucky Parker, Bass; Cydnee Young, Keys,
Vocals; Sara Mayers, Vocals; Ian Shapiro, Guitar, Drums and
Daniel Stoll, Drums.
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SEPTEMBER 2013
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idlewild news
Harbert yard wins honor
Idlewild Neighborhood Association Yard of the Month winner for August was Robert Novak at 2028 Harbert Ave. Robert received a $25 gift certificate from Midtown Nursery. Yard of the Month is sponsored by
Midtown Nursery, Central at Cooper.
Neighborhood social nearly perfect
By Mary Baker
Idlewild neighborhood held its first social
at Otherlands on June 11 and it was almost
perfect. The food and drink mainly put
together by Margo Mueller was definitely
perfect. We had sandwiches and wraps with
turkey, ham, cheese, lettuce and all the trimmings. There were also plates filled with all
kinds of cheeses.
My deviled eggs were back by request of
those who have eaten them at Idlewild pot
luck dinners. Kathy Brown brought an excellent homemade garbanzo bean salad. We
washed it all down with lemonade plus red
and white wine.
We had almost perfect attendance too.
We had many Idlewild residents at the social
including Ami Okasinski, a diatetic student
at the University of Memphis. She makes
and sells pickles of all kinds including pickled
peaches from Jones Orchard. The winners
of our Halloween contests for the past two
years were with us: Louis Tiscia and Rick and
Pam O’Brien.
We were joined by many of our “friends of
Idlewild.” Lanna Brady was there along with
several friends from Lenox neighborhood.
Anne Remmers Phillips, who is a teacher at
Idlewild Elementary School, came to talk to
us about how well the school is performing.
She also talked to us about her urban gardening activities on the school grounds.
Idlewild Elementary School is just outside
of INA boundaries on Linden Avenue and
many children of our neighborhood are
students there. This is a great opportunity
for those in Idlewild who have some time to
spend helping with the school gardens.
Our really good friend, Cooper-Young
Community Association president June Hurt,
also came by to be with us. We all appreciate
her support of Idlewild and our efforts to
strengthen our association.
It is our great fortune to have Karen Lebovitz and her wonderful coffee house, Otherlands, in Idlewild. She was a very gracious
host for the social, even insisting on keeping
us green by supplying washable glasses for
our wine and lemonade.
The only thing that was not perfect about
our social is that we had hoped to get greater
participation from Idlewild businesses. This
may be because the 6 p.m. starting time of
the social was after owners and employees of
many businesses had already headed home.
We plan to keep working on connecting with
Idlewild businesses.
• In other Idlewild news, we have just
learned from MLGW that they will begin
scraping and painting our metal light poles
along Cooper Street in September. They will be
painted dark green like those to the north in
Overton Square. This is an improvement INA
has had on its wish list wanted for a while.
We asked if we could get some of the green
paint to cover any graffiti on the poles once
they are painted. They said yes, so we are
really pleased. We understand that they will
keep moving south and paint the poles in
Cooper-Young too.
• We will have a Halloween decoration
contest again this year. Ralph Mueller will
choose the winner which will be announced
shortly before Halloween. The winner will
receive a $25 gift certificate to an Idlewild
business or a Idlewild Historic District house
plaque.
cy recipe
cy yard of the month
Nelson Ave. home shines
Try Cooper Street 20/20’s pasta salad
From The Kitchen of Kathy Katz, Cooper Street 20/20, 800 South Cooper
By Libby Flynt
Cooper-Young Yard of the Month is back
and we have a fantastic yard to honor this
month: 2164 Nelson.
Angie Wallick has lived in CY for five years
and loves her neighbors and all CY events and
activities. Fairly new to gardening, Angie says
that the keys to success are good amounts
of water (preferably in the morning), some
research for the right plants for your light,
and a little bit of trial and error.
In her flower beds she has shasta daisies,
Knockout roses, stella d’oro day lilies, rhaphiolepis and azaleas. Her window boxes are
a special touch with lantana, petunias, ivy,
sweet potato vines and kelly ferns. Boxwoods
and day lilies line the side of her house.
Be sure check out this beautiful yard. Side
note: for any of you who have been neglecting your yard because of the lull in competition, now is the time to step it up! Questions
and campaigning are welcome.
Yard of the Month is sponsored by Midtown
Nursery, Central at Cooper.
Mediterranean Pasta Salad
1 lb. penne pasta
1 tomato, diced or chopped
1 small can black olives, drained
2 yellow squash, chopped
8 basil leaves, chopped
1/4 cup Parmesan
1/4 cup (or a little less) feta
1/4 cup mozzarella
olive oil drizzle
Granulated garlic, salt and pepper to taste
Toss all ingredients gently, drizzle with olive oil, chill and serve.
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This Reading Life: Welcome to the Summer of Crassics
My name is Corey and I read
fiction.
At Burke’s we used to have a
customer named Michael Fleming
(he moved away, alas) who was a
voracious reader. He loved recommendations and he always came
back with thoughtful comments
about what he had read. He also
invented (perhaps) what he called
Immersions. This meant that he
By Corey Mesler
would concentrate on one area of
reading, and he would gather together representative texts and “immerse” himself in them. For
instance, once he did Expatriate Writers of the ’20s and ’30s.
My wife and I were intrigued by this concept and recently
have dedicated our summers to Flemingesque Immersions.
Last year Cheryl did what she called her Whartonian Summer.
She read all of Edith Wharton’s novels she hadn’t previously
read, reread her favorites, and added Hermione Lee’s biography of Edith Wharton.
This is what she says about this year’s immersion: “This
summer is called Survival Summer. I’ve always been a fan of
the survival novel (I read Baby Island numerous times in my
preteen years). The Wall is in my top ten books. So I have
begun reading some young adult novels that I missed, some
nonfiction stories (I’m fascinated by Everest tales), and novels.
I have a great anthology that I’m dipping into called Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls: True Stories of Castaways
and Other Survivors. I am planning to end the immersion by
reading Robinson Crusoe, which I have never read. I am listing
the books as I go as well as my favorite survival stories. I would
love suggestions to add to the list.”
Last summer I invented my own “immersion,” a plan designed to broaden my reading habits. And, I here admit that
my wife’s immersions are more intense, more focused, more
interesting, possibly more rewarding. My summer plan last
year was to read one classic, one crap novel, one classic, one
crap novel, etc. I named this “My Summer of Crassics,” (because “My Summer of Clap” sounded a bit off). It was quite
enjoyable and I found some good new authors I might not
have read otherwise. And — you’re probably ahead of me —
some of the crap novels were as good as some of the classics. I
have been accused of being a book snob (because, you know, I
like literary novels), so this was a way to let some genre novels
into my life. Given another lifetime I would read more mystery
and science fiction. In the heaven of Borges’ Eternal Library I
intend to do just that.
Last year’s classics included Othello, Hans Fallada’s Every Man
Dies Alone, Sinclair Lewis’s Elmer Gantry, and Hemingway’s
Islands in the Stream. It was such fun I decided to do the same
thing this year.
Please don’t ask me which crap novels. I don’t want to hurt
anyone’s feelings. In general, I respect all fiction, even the books
I would never read. I respect the creation of fictional universes.
But, this year I began the classics with Gulliver’s Travels. What a
marvelous book! And much earthier, funnier and more outrageous than the version I was taught in school. And, among the
other classics: Albert Camus’ First Man, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Adolfo Bioy Casares’ The Invention of Morel, and Dante’s
Divine Comedy (in the Robin Kirkpatrick translation).
So, thank you, Michael Fleming, wherever you are. You are
missed and your legacy lives on.
Next year perhaps a new gambit. How about a summer
where I read nothing but new authors, that is, writers I’ve been
meaning to get to but haven’t? That might be a gas. Or, the
obverse of that, books by my favorite writers I haven’t yet read?
Hmm, that Updike I am saving, that Iris Murdoch, that Dickens,
that Nabokov, that Simenon…
You ask: What am I currently reading?
I am just finishing Booth Tarkington’s The Magnificent Ambersons, a classic, not a crap, nor even a crassic.
Once more I sign off with my personal email address. I’m like
the pitiful kid who buys all the newest toys in hoping someone
will come over and play with him. Yet I continue to come here
asking for your attention, for your Coreyspondence. I’d love to
hear what you’re reading, what you’re eating, who you’re loving,
or about something you found here that is worth either praise
or ridicule. [email protected]
Corey Mesler owns Burke’s Book Store in Cooper-Young.
HELP WANTED
Gift Shop is looking for
part-time sales associate.
Retail experience
preferred.
Our location: 144 Beale
(901) 527-1555
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Time to take action on packs of stray dogs in area
By Aaron James
The Washington Times recently reported
that as many as 50,000 stray dogs roam the
streets of the now-bankrupt city of Detroit.
Often considered our sister city when it
comes to such nefarious statistics, Memphis is
apparently hell-bent on catching up with this
one too.
I am personally aware of two of our neighbors, in two separate parts of CY, whose cats
were brutally murdered by stray dogs in just
the past month. Interviewing these neighbors for this article ─ and the relevant info
trails pursued as a result ─ revealed that the
situation has reached near-epidemic proportions throughout the city, with horror stories
coming from as far afield as Raleigh and
Harbortown. And given the 2013 city budget
crisis, the situation isn’t likely to get better
anytime soon.
According to the website memphistn.gov,
Memphis Animal Services’ kennel took in a
total of 905 dogs in July alone, with 619 of
these classified as stray. Their webpage states:
“Our mantra has always been protecting
people from the dangers and nuisances of uncontrolled animals and keeping animals safe
from mistreatment and abuse.” A well-written and surely well intended mantra for sure,
‘These animals belong to no one and are living on our
streets, eating whenever and whatever they can, and
often running in packs at night ... ‘
but they are obviously falling appallingly short
of their mission.
There have been multiple cats killed or
missing in CY and reports of stray packs in
the neighborhood, five cats killed in one night
in Harbortown, packs of three to four dogs
roaming Raleigh, neighbors who said they
chased dogs with cats in their mouths down
the street and several pleas and warnings
posted on the CYCA’s website over the last
few months.
The most recent event (of the two that
piqued my interest) occurred in the vicinity of
Cox and Evelyn. The neighbor said she discovered her cat early in the morning laying in the
median close to the street. Even though the
black fur hooked in the claws evidenced a valiant fight, her cat of 10 years (who generally
kept to herself in the garage or under a bush)
had suffered a lacerated throat and abdomen.
Worse still, the neighbor’s 14-year-old daughter happened upon the scene unawares, and
was immediately traumatized. A Facebook
post by the neighbor led to a call from CYCA’s
Kristan Huntley indicating that two more cats
had been killed on Felix the same morning.
Lifelong Learning
Obviously not every loose canine is a
threat. Sometimes dogs just “get out” or
wander off, which is of course why responsible
pet owners make sure their dogs wear collars
and tags.
But the animals in question are different.
These animals belong to no one and are living
on our streets, eating whenever and whatever
they can, and often running in packs at night.
The killers that have been spotted are obvious
strays: unkempt with no ID, with temperaments ranging from skittish to vicious.
If you see any such dogs, please do your
part by calling Animal Services at (901)
636-7297 or email descriptions and details
to [email protected]. And if that fails to
garner any response, call the Mayor’s Action
Center at(901) 576-6500. It’s well past time
for this squeaky wheel to get some grease.
Aaron James is a writer and Cooper-Young
resident.
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You can also join online at cooperyoung.org. The CYCA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
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Peabody Elementary School off to great new year
By Deirdre M. Jones
Peabody Elementary held its first school-wide assembly of
the year on Aug. 9. It resembled a small theater production
more than it did your average back-to-school rally. Academic
and behavior expectations were explained and reinforced
through role playing. The students used skits to demonstrate
the required behavior expectations for the cafeteria, hallway,
and restroom.
Then, they “walked the runway” to a snazzy hip-hop beat
showing off the appropriate selections and colors for the
school uniform.
The second and final half of the program focused on bullying. Students used drama to show the “bully circle,” how to
help a friend who is being bullied, and the “No Bullying” box,
which we will be housed in the cafetorium. Anonymous tips
about bullying can be placed in the box for further investigation.
Principal Melanie Nelson and counselor Christopher Jones
acted as creative directors. In addition to developing the skits,
they also engaged the audience members by having them to
state what they noticed after each presentation. The assembly
was an excellent example of Ben Franklin’s popular quote, “Tell
me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I
learn.” Because Peabody Elementary’s students are involved
and actively engaged in the learning process, they are off to a
great start.
Deirdre M. Jones is a teacher at Peabody Elementary.
Peabody students Cordale Marshall (from left), Nyla Jones, Myles Land, Cameron Weatherspoon, Skyla Barber and Lauren Dunnam line up in
the school’s cafetorium. Peabody opened for the year on Aug. 9 with a school rally that looked more like a theater production.
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An educator’s view on keeping children’s teachers happy
By Dr. D. Jackson Maxwell
We have begun another school year and as
usual I am confronted by parents with questions about what they can do to help their
children’s teachers. So here it goes. In my
experience, teachers choose the education
profession not for money but rather because
they feel they have a calling. Their love of
children compels them to give of themselves
their time and educational expertise to
inspire students to succeed throughout their
lives. That said, teachers are people too —
their patience can run short, they become
frustrated, and wish parents/students would
act differently.
Teachers know that students, being adolescents, make mistakes. Teachers hope that
these students’ parents are willing to be proactively involved in the educational process
to ensure their children act appropriately
at school. This is the first step leading to
academic success. Teachers view parents as
crucial partners and rely on them to provide
the social foundation upon which learning can occur. Beyond this, here are a few
suggestions as to how you can help teachers
help your children.
By preparing your children to approach
school with a positive and receptive attitude,
you help teachers. As adolescents, children’s
primary job until they graduate is school.
Children have to take responsibility for
themselves and demonstrate this through
dedicating themselves academically. They
must show respect to teachers and fellow
students. Parents need to make sure that
their children conform to school expectations such as dress, polite behavior, communicating with teachers, being receptive to
new ideas, and being focused on learning.
Each day before sending your kids to
school make sure they have what they need.
Basics such as pencils, pens, crayons, paper,
folders, and other necessities like a lunch
or lunch money are a must. Failure to do so
not only puts your children at a disadvantage but may even lower their self-esteem.
Teachers usually send home a list of the
supplies the first week of school. If you have
not received this list, contact your children’s
teachers to rectify this potential problem.
Equally important is to make sure children
do not bring unnecessary, distracting or prohibited items to school. Some of these items
are obvious such as pocket knives, lighters,
weapons, and medication. Others are more
subtle or subjective like toys, games, candy,
music devices, and other electronics. Parents
need to be vigilant in checking their kids’
backpacks, lunchboxes, purses, and pockets
before sending them to school to ensure
only appropriate items are going to school
each day. After 20-plus years of teaching, I
have collected buckets of these and wasted
hours of instructional time trying to limit
these types of classroom distractions.
Another pet peeve is the failure of students to return required paperwork. Parents
must help by making sure their kids complete daily assignments, study for tests, read
assigned books, and turn in projects on time.
Assistance is also welcome concerning filling
out forms. Due to federal, state, and local
initiatives and laws teachers and families are
bombarded with paperwork from health
alerts to permission forms to PTA nonfiction
to progress reports and beyond. By filling
these out and returning them promptly,
you assist teachers in cutting through this
paperwork and getting on to the business
of educating your children. Further, parents
need to make sure children go to school
every day and are on time.
It has been my experience that the vast
majority of teachers go into the profession
because they want to make the lives of
children better. They want to prepare them
for the future so that they can chase their
dreams. As parents, we need to help teachers
by making sure our children are physically and mentally prepared daily to attend
school and eager to take on the challenge of
learning.
Dr. D. Jackson Maxwell is a teacher at Downtown Elementary School and educational
consultant with over 20 years of experience.
Please forward questions or comments to:
[email protected]
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CYcanews
Beerfest tickets discounted
with CYCA membership
While most everyone in Cooper-Young
and throngs from outside the neighborhood relish September’s festival weekend
including the Festival Friday 4-Miler and the
Cooper-Young Festival, the fun does not end
on September 15 this year. Hot on the heels
of festival weekend, the next hailed autumn
event approaches: Cooper-Young Regional
Beerfest on October 19.
members get a $5 discount per ticket, so join
today to take advantage of this and other
local discounts. Get your membership and
learn more about the discounts by visiting the
CYCA online at www.cooperyoung.org, at the
CYCA offices at 2298 Young Ave., by calling our
Executive Director at 901-272-CYCA(2922), or
by completing the membership form in this
paper. See you at Beerfest!
- Renee Massey
HELP DELIVER THE LAMPLIGHTER. Every month this paper reaches your door
because of some dedicated volunteers. You can be one of them. If you’d like to
help keep Cooper-Young connected by running one of the open routes listed
at the bottom, contact Rich at 726-4635 or [email protected]
Open Routes:
Elzey, west of Cooper, and Saulsury
Fleece, Tanglewood and Rembert, Southern to Walker
Nelson, E.Parkway to Cooper
Walker, Cooper to McLean
Central, McLean to Cooper
Neighborhood cleanup set for September 12
A Cooper-Young neighborhood cleanup is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 12. Volunteers
should meet at the gazebo. Check cooperyoung.org for more information.
Thanks to the following new and renewing members of the
Cooper-Young Community Association for August. Your donations make a difference and help make Cooper-Young a great
place to live, worship, work and play.
Household Members
James Traynor
Kim Strickland
Lorri & Brad Moore
Michael & Natalie Davis
Neil and Donna Hankins
Ray Sharp
Rodney & Sherry Greene
LampLighter Benefactors
Harry Freeman
Mavis Estes
Beverly Greene – in memoriam
Chris and Jill Kauker
Jenni, Andrew, Elena, and Cora Pappas
June and Justin Hurt
Tura and Archie Wolfe
Doris Porter
Ellie the Basset Hound - In Honor
Bejamin Rednour
Glenn Althoff and Mike Parnell
David Huey
Monte Morgan
Robin Marvel, former editor of the LampLighter - In Honor
Kristin B. Sullivan
Kim Halyak & Bill Schosser
Bob Isgren
Emily and Steve Bishop
Blair and Brandy DeWeese
Chip & Meredith Armstrong
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CY safety
MPD steps up
patrols in CY
after incidents
26 Cases
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Description
Auto Theft/Parts/Acc.
Theft Other
Vandalism
Vandalism
Robbery
Assault
Robbery
Theft Other
Theft Other
Vandalism
Vandalism
Robbery
Vandalism
Burglary
Theft Other
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Assault
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Address
2100 Young
2100 Central
2100 Central Ave
900 Mclean
2200 Central
Young & Meda
1900 Manilla
1900 Manilla
1100 Cooper
900 Cox
900 Cooper
900 Cooper
5700 Tanglewood Dr
800 Cox
2100 Oliver
2100 Elzey
2100 Central
2100 Central
2100 Central
1000 Philadelphia
900 New York
800 Cox
2100 Central
2100 Central
2100 Central
2100 Central
City
Memphis Police say they will increase
patrols in Cooper-Young after reports of a
recent rash of burglaries.
WREG Channel 3 aired a story Aug. 27
regarding burglaries in Midtown, specifically
mentioning two on South Cox Street. We
have been in contact with Colonel Houston
of the Memphis Police Department and
wanted to provide you with some additional
information and ways you can help us curb
these incidents.
This year we have had 33 burglaries from
Jan. 1 to Aug. 26. Over the same period in
2012, we had 29, four less than this year.
The Cooper-Young Community Association has been in contact with some of the
affected residents of South Cox Street. We
have been working closely with these residents to track burglary trends such as time
of day of incidents and means of entry and
develop a strategy to address some of these
trends with the help of fellow residents and
support from the MPD.
We ask that if your home is broken into or
you know of a break in on your block please
notify the MPD first and but then notify us
so we can also be in the loop and assist if
needed. We work very closely with the MPD
but they cannot notify us of each individual
incident. That is where you as a resident can
be of great help.
In regard to immediately helping curb
local burglaries, Col. Houston has notified
us that there will be increased patrols in
Cooper-Young. We ask that if you notice
anything suspicious, please err on the side of
caution and call 545-COPS and report it.
Although we have not heard of many
incidents of “casing” as stated in the report,
your first line of defense is to be highly
aware of your surroundings. If you notice
a car parked on your street with someone
sitting it in for a prolonged amount of time
or someone who doesn’t live on your block
circling on a bicycle or in a car, call 545COPS.
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Crimes reported June 24-Aug. 21, 2013
Memphis
Map compiled by Ben Boleware
Memphis
The LampLighter is working with the CYCA to bring you meanMemphis
ingful crime information. In addition to the crime map, which
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details crimes within a one-mile radius of the Cooper-Young inMemphis
tersection, we also included a list of crimes that happened within
Memphis
our neighborhood. The list includes the case number, which you
can use to get more details from police. The information is also
Memphis
available online at lamplighter.cooperyoung.org, with a link to
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further information from police.
Memphis
The Memphis Police Department offers a tool on its website
Memphis
(memphispolice.org) that allows you to locate crime information.
Memphis
Crimemapper allows you to input an address and search in quarter-mile increments for a specific type of crime. It then returns the
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results of your search for the previous 30 days.
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