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Olive Branch team takes home grand prize in Memphis In May barbecue competition

biggs@commercialappeal.com (Jennifer Biggs) — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:12:00 -0000

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New York author conjures Mississippi landscape for novel; next he'll visit

burch@commercialappeal.com (Peggy Burch) — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:45:00 -0000

In his debut novel “Southern Cross the Dog,” Bill Cheng writes in rich detail about a young black man’s escape from the 1927 floodwaters in Issaquena County, Mississippi, to a brothel in the town of Bruce east of the Delta, where his path crosses that of a combination voodoo practitioner and piano blues master.

Review: Vince Vawter speaks the language of the heart in his novel 'Paperboy'

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:38:00 -0000

When the unnamed narrator of “Paperboy,” Vince Vawter’s semi-autobiographical novel for all ages, agrees to take over his best friend Rat’s paper route for a month during the summer after sixth grade, he has no inkling of the complicated events about to unfold.

Memphis' Bill Kendall: eccentric champion of art cinema

beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss) — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:16:00 -0000

Fearless and flamboyant, the late William Kendall was an outspoken champion of art cinema and gay pride at a time when both concepts were met with suspicion or even hostility by most Memphians.

VIP tickets get visitors a complete Memphis in May barbecue experience

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:57:00 -0000

Jason Fontanez came in from New York to get the "A" ticket of barbecue.

On Stage this week

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:26:00 -0000

On stage

Movie capsule reviews

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:25:00 -0000

Capsule descriptions and starred mini-reviews by John Beifuss.

Go out

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:23:00 -0000

Friday

Meet the Chef: Bruce Ford

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:21:00 -0000

Title: Executive chef at Horseshoe Tunica Hotel and Casino and Tunica Roadhouse Casino & Hotel

Best Bets

donahue@commercialappeal.com (Michael Donahue) — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:16:00 -0000

I already had ordered a cup of butter pecan ice cream when I was given a sample of Mexican Cake ice cream at La Michoacana. I knew I had to go back some day and get a big dish of it. It’s a blend of cake and ice cream and other flavors that just kept bursting every time I took a bite.

Winners announced in three contests as Memphis in May BBQ festival begins

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:15:00 -0000

Once a year, the Ms. Piggie Idol competition explodes on the main stage at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

Dickinson brothers kick off Levitt Shell spring concert season

mehr@commercialappeal.com (Bob Mehr) — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:04:00 -0000

Fifty years ago, in the spring of 1963, Jim Dickinson became the first independent promoter to stage a show at the city-owned Overton Park Shell.

MSO honors composer who broke barriers

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:48:00 -0000

Florence B. Price secured her place in history on June 15, 1933.

Movie Review: 'Black Rock,' red blood

beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss) — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:45:00 -0000

Dishonorably discharged male War on Terror vets menace attractive female campers in “Black Rock,” a photogenic Maine-set shocker that seems to have been motivated by a desire to craft a commercial thriller with an indie aesthetic — and budget.

Art events around town

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:00 -0000

NEW SHOWS Germantown Performing Arts Centre, 1801 Exeter, Germantown: Memphis/Germantown Art League 36th annual Juried Spring Exhibition, through May 29. Artist reception 4-8 p.m. Saturday. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 901-751-7664.

Art review: Terri Phillips' "Chapel of Yes"

koeppel@commercialappeal.com (Fredric Koeppel) — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:28:00 -0000

Notions of what is spiritual in the lives of human beings do not necessarily have anything to do with established religions or the tenets of orthodoxy. The mind’s capacity for awareness of the transcendental exercises its powers in myriad ways.

Smoking meat and music on the menu at barbecue contest

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:24:00 -0000

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is under way at Tom Lee Park and, for three days, is the most aromatic temporary city in the world.

Nashville by way of Detroit: Deadstring Brothers set out on Americana music mission

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:02:00 -0000

Country-rock band the Deadstring Brothers return to Memphis on Wednesday at the art space 430 N. Cleveland for a show produced by the Hi-Tone Café, which hopes to open down the block soon.

Movie Review: Coming of age in post-Nazi Germany

beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss) — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:55:00 -0000

“Lore” is a coming-of-age story in an extreme context. The title character, Hannelore (Saskia Rosendahl), a pretty teenager, is the daughter of Nazis, forced to become a surrogate mother to the three siblings she leads through the Black Forest after the disappearance of their parents, in the days following the Allied victory over Germany.

Music venues

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:52:00 -0000

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