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Get online, share your ACT US ® Send e-mails to favorites and talk with ON THE COVER: Jimbo Mathus will be a GumTree [email protected] Scene is published by other Scene readers Songwriter Showcase judge. ® Fax info to (662) 842-2233 Journal Publishing Co. about what’s going on in Cellular South GumTree Festival poster ® Snail mail goes to Scene, P.O. Box your world of entertain- INSET: CONT Tupelo, Mississippi ment. May 8-14, 2008 musicscene 3E Tupelo takes a dive in Drowning Pool BY SHEENA BARNETT “Full Circle.” Scene Despite tragedy and dealing UPELO – A lot can with a struggling industry, happen in 12 years. Drowning Pool holds on to Alternative rockers family. Drowning Pool “We’re like the Spinal Tap of T the new millennium. We’ve formed the band in 1996, and everything from the line-up to been friends since high the music has school, writing music changed and for like 15 years. grown. It’s certainly a The origi- AGE core family,” nal band ON ST Egypt Central, Pierce said members – I Who: Drowning Pool, in a C.J. Pierce Killjay,Allyria phone on guitar, I When: 8 p.m. Saturday Tupelo inter- bass I Where: Goodtime Charlie’s, view player I Cost: $20 from the Stevie I Info: myspace.com/rickdunsford1 road. Benton “We feel ON THE WEB COURTESY PHOTO and drum- like we Drowning Pool’s latest CD, “Full Circle,” was released in August. mer Mike I Hear Drowning Pool at have Luce – start- myspace.com/drowningpool. evolved im- Rock ‘n’ roll show first before you can write Drowning Pool has toured ed the band mensely.” The deep friendship be- music,” he said. relentlessly, but it never gets with vocalist Dave Time has been tween the band members have That friendship extends to old, Pierce said. Williams when they a friend to Drowning helped make the music better, fans. Pierce said he makes an “It’s different from night to were still in high school. After Pool, Pierce said. Pierce said. effort to reach out to them. night. We’re changing up the releasing Drowning Pool’s “The longer you do it, the “We’re having fun again – “We hang out before and set list again so it’s pretty cool debut record, “Sinner” in better you learn your craft,” he we’re four friends, four broth- after shows,” he said. “I love and fun...(it’s an) old-fash- 2001, Williams passed away said. ers. You’ve got to be a family meeting new people.” ioned rock show,” he said. from a rare heart condition. The band soldiered on and released a second record with a different vocalist. When that relationship fell through, Drowning Pool found a new vocalist in former SOiL singer Ryan McCombs, and the band has released a third record,

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get on there?’” ©Daily Journal-07 4E musicscene May 8-14, 2008 NewSounds Estelle ‘shines’ on sophomore CD Neil Diamond BY SHEENA BARNETT overpower the star herself, Scene Estelle. ‘Home Before Dark’ Combine elements of hip- A perfect example of that is ##### hop, R&B and soul, gloss it the single “American Boy” If “12 Songs,” Neil Diamond’s strik- ing 2005 collaboration with producer over with a healthy dose of featuring West. The song has Rick Rubin, renewed your love of Dia- sass, and you’ve got Estelle’s a breezy feel, and West’s rap mond’s songwriting, the pair’s follow-up, new feels natural beside Estelle’s “Home Before Dark,” is a must-have. record, jazzy vocals. “Just go out there and face what you “Shine.” “Pretty Please (Love Me)” did before/Did it once you can do it The once more,” Diamond sings on one of featuring Cee-Lo is another the album’s many highlights. British fabulous track. The music is Diamond cuts deeper lyrically and songstress old-school soul, and Cee- the production is even simpler, utilizing has creat- Lo and Estelle sound hard-strummed acoustic guitars to ed a won- like they’ve been carry the melody and provide percus- sion. derful singing together record, full STAND-OUT Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines Scene’s Sheena for years. turns out for the haunting duet “Another of fresh TRACKS Barnett gives Estelle is ,” “No Substi- Day (That Time Forgot).”The album’s “Shine” and funky ® “American Boy first single,“Pretty Amazing Grace,” im- great at both ”“More Than ##### beats, her singing and tute Love, mediately takes its place on this song- Friends,”“Pretty Please (Love gorgeous rapping – some- writer’s top shelf.“Home Before Dark” is Me),”“Wait a Minute a true contender for Grammy’s Album of voice and thing pretty rare (Just a Touch)” and personal- album. The album really a lot of attitude. the Year. these days. Her atti- ity is purely doesn’t do anything radical I Pod picks: “Pretty Amazing Estelle called in help from tude shines on her more hers. musically, but it makes an Grace,”“Another Day (That Time For- pals like Cee-Lo,Kanye West, hip-hop and rap songs, like Estelle made a minor impact anyway. got),”“One More Bite of the Apple.” Wyclef, Will.i.am and John “So Much Out The Way.” Es- splash with her first record, Fans of hip-hop, pop and Legend, but these artists only telle did a lot of writing on “The 18th Day,” but “Shine” R&B will fall in love “Shine,” Portishead lace the album – they never the record, too, so the sass is really her star-making and Estelle. ‘Third’ ##### It’s been more than a decade be- s s o & C Visit Us tween studio releases by British trip- r e a f hop pioneers Portishead, but the dra- p e s s o & C e During s p r a f Tupelo Hog Roast matic gap in time hasn’t sapped any of E x e E Gum T ree the trio’s freshness or creativity. “Third” serves up more stylish noir W eekend! rock that, like fellow Brit band Radio- head’s body of work, can be at times difficult to quickly digest but is ulti- mately worth the investment. 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Two Friday Boyles, bass player David I When: 8 p.m. Tupelo “Everybody I know, espe- Casiday, guitarist Kell Kellum, I Where: Goodtime Charlie’s, cially in the Mississippi percussionist Jack I Cost: $6 Delta, you know, you work all McWilliams all make up Elec- Call 841-1414 day and you’re still broke,” he I Info: Listen to Electric tric Mudd. Burchfield does a I On the Web: said. majority of the songwriting, Mudd at myspace.com/the- Burchfield expects Electric and he said he takes what he mudd. Mudd’s sound to grow and experiences and makes it into a change with each new record. song. “I love change. I think if you Electric Mudd’s music is a don’t change, you’re not doing blend of Southern rock ‘n’ roll, off and I can take what they say anything,” he said. blues and psychedelia, and the and put it into my own words While working on the record, band turns into a jam band and make a song out of it,” the band is on the road. live. Burchfield said. Touring gives the guys new “I grew up in a remote area That formula has worked so experiences to write about, and where the radio station was ei- far for the guys in Electric gives them a chance to grow ther country or nothing, so I Mudd. and evolve, Burchfield said. went and listened to the Being in a band takes energy, Mamas and the Papas, older Energetic Electric and Electric Mudd is fueled by music,” he said in a phone in- Clarksdale-based Electric the energy at live shows. terview.His family played Mudd formed in 2001 and have “It’s all about energy, really. If music, so picking up a guitar released two CDs, “Call It What we can create energy in front of was inevitable. Writing songs You Will” and “Back to the us, then energy will be given came just as natural to him. Deaden.” right back to us,” he said. “The COURTESY PHOTO “When I hear someone say A third CD is in the works. more energy there is, the better Dave Burchfield is a founding member of jam band Electric Mudd. something, it just sets a trigger “We’ve got four songs record- the music is.”

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PLAN YOUR FUN I What: Cellular South GumTree Festival I When: Friday to Sunday I Where: Lee County Courthouse square, Tupelo Gear up for GumTree I Info: (662) 844-2787 The 37th annual Friday schedule arts and crafts event • 7 p.m. to midnight - Gumball, GumTree Museum of Art, $25 Saturday schedule • 9 a.m. - Festival opens opens this weekend. • 10 a.m. - Michael Boyd, music stage BY M. SCOTT MORRIS • 10 a.m. - Lee County Library, youth stage Scene • 10:30 a.m. - Tupelo Ballet, youth stage UPELO - For 36 years, • 10:45 a.m. - Spring Lizard, music stage the grounds of the Lee • 11:30 a.m. - Partlow Drummers, music stage County Courthouse • 11:30 a.m. - Tupelo Middle School’s Splash, youth stage Noon - New Madrid Click, music stage square have trans- • T • 12:30 p.m. - North Mississippi Dance Center, youth stage formed into an arts and crafts • 1 p.m. - 2008 GumTree Songwriter Showcase, music stage fair. • 1:30 p.m. - Tupelo High School String Ensemble, youth stage It’ll happen for the 37th time • 2:30 p.m. - Elite Gymnastics, youth stage from Friday to Sunday during • 3:30 p.m. - Jimbo Mathus, music stage the Cellular South GumTree Fes- • 3:30 p.m. - Tupelo High School’s Wave Connection, youth stage tival of the Arts. • 4:30 p.m. - Fairlane, music stage “It’s free.It’s no charge,” said • 4:30 p.m. - Mississippi State Champion Baton Twirlers, youth stage Tina Lutz, festival coordinator. • 5:30 p.m. - Festival closes “We want to make the arts as ac- cessible to our community as possible.” Sunday schedule More than 110 artisans will • 10:30 a.m. - Festival opens want to separate your money • 11 a.m. - Tom Foolery, music stage from your wallet - providing you • 12:15 p.m. - Brass Menagerie, music stage find something you like - but • 1 p.m. - North Mississippi Dance Center, youth stage there’s no charge to look. You’ll • 1:30 p.m. - Balance, music stage find paintings, photography, • 2 p.m. - Tupelo Ballet, youth stage toys, pottery, sculpture, stained • 2:45 p.m. - 2008 GumTree Songwriter Showcase winners, music stage 3 p.m. - Tupelo Middle School Thespians, youth stage glass and more. C. TODD SHERMAN • 4 p.m. - Festival awards, music stage “A little bit of everything,” Lutz Trees on the courthouse lawn provide festival shoppers a refuge from the hot sun during the 36th Cellular South GumTree • • 5 p.m. - Festival closes said. Festival in 2007. Creating art COURTESY PHOTOS In addition, kids will have a Jimbo Mathus has mixed Delta blues, country, jazz and swing to create his own version of Mississippi music. chance to make their own art at the Kids’ Korner. It will be locat- ed near the youth stage, which will feature dance troupes, show choirs, gymnasts and more. Jimbo Mathus ready to heat up festival “We have great partnerships with these youth performers,” I The former Squireel Nut Zippers with musicians, and I think this Mississippi. Mathus’ show with the Lutz said. “It’s exciting.” rocker has a dual role as performer songwriters (competition) will be a He’s judged a blues com- GumTree Festival will be a Tupelo Symphony Orchestra lot of fun,” he said in a phone inter- petition before, but never solo gig. will return with a musical pet- and songwriter’s competition judge. view from his home in Como. a songwriting one. It’s “I’ll be doing one of ting zoo to allow kids a chance difficult to say what my solo shows with a BY SHEENA BARNETT WEB to try the instruments. he’s looking for in ON THE guitar, and with more Scene Mississippi music Tupelo/Lee County Humane So- Jimbo Mathus made a name for truly good song, he I Learn more about of the songs that have UPELO – Jimbo Mathus ciety will have puppies available himself as a founding member of said. Jimbo Mathus stories to them and gets the best of both for actual petting. the Squirrel Nut Zippers, a band “Gosh, it’s hard to at jimbomathus.net. stuff,” he said. “I don’t worlds. As with any good festival, ex- that blended swing, blues and jazz say, because I guess it’s know – I’ll have to reach The musician gets to play pect a wide collection of food T to make an original sound. The just such a personal in my trick bag and see two roles at this year’s Cellular vendors to tempt you off your thing. I’ll try to listen to the what comes out.” South GumTree Festival in Tupelo. band’s biggest hit was “Hell” in 1997. lyrics, of course, and how much So long as it involves music, diet, so plan accordingly. He’s both a judge for the songwrit- Mathus has been working on his originality and how much of (the Mathus will be happy. “We have a lot of volunteers ers’ competition and a performer own for a while, making solo songwriter) is in the songs and “People say this and that, but I working hard to bring every- for the GumBall. As a man who records and building an old-school thing together,” Lutz said. “We C. TODD SHERMAN loves music, Mathus said he can’t recording studio.His solo style in- music,” he said. “I know what I lis- always say I’m blessed to be where want everybody to come have DESTE LEE Bill Perry, keyboardist with the Oxford-based jazz trio Balance, performs during last year’s Cellular South wait for this weekend. fuses elements of country, blues, ten for in my own songs, and I know I’m from and do what I do for a liv- fun with us at GumTree.” Jimmy Dale Hill III cuts a piece of fabric as he creates artwork at the Kids’ Korner in 2007. GumTree Festival in downtown Tupelo. “I love music and I love working soul, rock and roll and all things I like a song people can relate to.” ing,” he said. “It’s a great blessing.” 10E screenscene May 8-14, 2008 Get sneak peak of Tupelo film fest NewOnDVD SPECIAL EVENTS ARE SLATED FOR TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY ‘I’m Not There’ short features about the cast and crew. (Sony From Scene reports ® Another side of Bob Pictures Home Entertainment, $19.95, rated PG- TUPELO – The 2008 Tu- Dylan — or rather, many 13) pelo Film Festival won’t BIG sides of Bob Dylan are officially open until shown in Todd Haynes’ ad- Thursday, May 15, but ‘P.S.I Love You’ SCREEN venturous film in which ® Hilary Swank stars in this romantic comedy, organizers have got- upelo Film Festival I What: T different actors (including directed by Richard Lagravenese, about a re- ten ahead of them- May 15-18 but selves. I When: Tupelo, Cate Blanchett, Christian cent widow who keeps receiving letters from her Throughout Bale, Heath Ledger, Beginning at 8 I Where: DYLAN late husband with instructions about how she p.m. Tuesday, film most screenings will be at the Lyric Richard Gere, Ben Whishaw can best get on with her life. Extra features in- fans can get a free Theatre www.tu- and Marcus Carl Franklin) clude additional scenes, a conversation with look at “Troll II” on I Schedule and costs: portray the legendary singer-songwriter at vari- author Cecilia Ahern, a documentary (“The the patio of Vanelli’s in pelo.net/filmfest(662) 841- ous stages of his career. Special features in- Name of the Game Is Snaps”) and a music I Info: clude a commentary by Haynes, nine deleted Tupelo. 6521 video by James Blunt. (Warner Home Video, Expect twists and turns - return to his hometown scenes, short features on the making of the film $28.98, rated PG.) and probably some ham act- in 1956, and it features rare and its soundtrack, audition tapes for Whishaw ing - in this horror movie. It sounds home movies, photos, recordings and Franklin, a gag reel and much more. (Ge- and more. ‘Twister: Special Edition’ like a candidate for the “so bad it’s nius Products/The Weinstein Co., $28.95, rated ® Cows, and just about everything else, fly in good” category. “Jacob Lawrence: An Intimate Por- R) trait” was produced and directed by this 1996 hit, an adventure film starring Helen Judge the judges Elvin Whitesides, a festival judge. Hunt and Bill Paxton about meteorologists who ‘First Sunday’ track tornadoes. It’s out on a two-disc DVD with From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Lawrence reflects on the experiences ® Pals Ice Cube and Tracy Morgan need films by the festival’s judges will be and struggles that shaped his art. It’s a digitally remastered picture and bonus fea- money desperately, so they come up with the tures including a commentary by director Jan screened at the Lyric Theatre. There’s a been featured at the Metropolitan Mu- brilliant idea of robbing a neighborhood church. $1 admission charge. seum of Art in New York. DeBont and special-effects supervisor Stefan Naturally, complications ensue in this comedy, Fangmeier, specials from HBO and the History “Elvis: Return to Tupelo” will premier Festival judge Harris Salomon is a which features Katt Williams in a scene-stealing that night. Mimi Freedman, festival producer who worked on “Jersey- Channel, and documentaries “Chasing the role as a church choir leader. Bonus features Storm: Twister Revisited” and “Anatomy of a judge, serves as a producer, along with Land,” a documentary about the real include a commentary by writer-director David Roy Turner, Jim Palmer and Michael people of New Jersey, as compared to Twister.” (Two discs, Warner Home Video, Talbert, deleted scenes, a gag reel, outtakes $20.97, rated PG-13) Rose. the characters in the HBO series, “The with Williams and Tiffany Pollard, and several It’s the story of Elvis’ triumphant Sopranos.” Bruce Dancis, McClatchy-Tribune

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Jump by swiping the serves as a formidable weapon in stylus up, repeating the action “Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword,” a consecutively to scale the walls of visually stunning fighter that a shaft. pushes the Nintendo DS console Villains can be slashed with the to its graphical limits. stylus, and slashes can be com- The game literally turns the ac- bined with blocks or jumps to per- tion genre on its side, re- form special attacks. Take down quiring players to ro- more distant bad guys ROCKSTAR GAMES tate the DS 90 de- using shurikens (throw- “Grand Theft Auto IV” has already drawn criticism from feminists, immigrant groups and Mothers Against grees so it resem- ‘NINJA ing stars) by tapping Drunk Driving. bles an open them with the stylus. book. GAIDEN Killing an enemy Its unique DRAGON SWORD’ releases one of three control scheme $34.99, forms of essence. DRIVEN INSANE involves slash- (Tecmo, Blue essence replen- ing villains with Nintendo DS) ishes your character’s the stylus while ##### health meter, red ‘Grand Theft Auto’ backlash begins using any of the essence restores Ki console’s buttons to power and yellow essence BY LOU KESTEN not a joke,” MADD said in a statement. block. You might be able is like money, allowing you to The Associated Press The group asked the Entertainment Soft- to get through earlier chapters purchase items from the old shop- Now that the year’s biggest video game ware Rating Board to reclassify “GTA IV” as by randomly slashing away, but keeper. has arrived, it may be time to add a new Adults-Only, a step up from its current you’ll need to better time your at- These glowing essence orbs float feature to this column: Who’s Mad at Mature rating. tacks and mix in some blocks as in the air when you’re heavily en- “Grand Theft Auto IV” This MADD’s protest ignores one the enemies grow tougher. gaged in battle, zipping into your Week? For starters, we’ve thing about the drunk-driving The game reveals its back-story character once the action dies heard protests from femi- simulator: It’s really diffi- much like a comic book, using a down. NEW compelling musical score and nists, immigrant cult – and not much fun Your character throughout the beautifully drawn dual-screen art- groups,New York City IN STORES – to control your virtual game will receive Ninpo magic Steven Spiel- work to set the scene. police and New Arts car when your charac- spells, which can be activated by ® The first product of As in earlier “Ninja Gaiden” ti- York’s mayor, collaboration with Electronic ter is intoxicated. And touching an icon next to the health berg’s (for the Wii). tles, this installment centers Michael Bloomberg. “Boom Blox” much of the sober meter. Doing so reveals a large Then there’s the in- is around clan leader Ryu Hayabusu, ® Nintendo wants you to put downon that the DS. driving in “GTA IV’ but you actually begin Chapter 1 Sanskrit character, which can be dustry’s most pre- “CrossworDS”“The Dog Is- would be illegal and colored in with the stylus to per- dictable critic, Flori- pencil and solve playing a young female Ninja ® Ubisoft invites you to visit dangerous in real life. trainee named Momiji. form the spell. da attorney Jack (Wii). “GTA IV” publisher Depending on your skill, the Thompson, who land” ’ “Speed Racer” The characters are rendered in ® Warner Bros. Rockstar Games re- game can be completed in 10 called “GTA IV” “the three dimensions, but they explore movie tie-in zooms onto the sponded, “We have a and do battle within two-dimen- hours or so, but finishing it un- gravest assault upon Wii and DS. locks higher difficulty levels. children in this country great deal of respect for sional backgrounds that are so The case sports a “Nintendo Wi- since polio.” MADD’s mission, but we be- well drawn, you won’t even care Fi Connection” logo, but don’t ex- Amid the hubbub, there was one lieve the mature audience for that they’re 2-D. pect any multiplayer action. It just voice that’s new to this debate.Mothers ’Grand Theft Auto IV’ is more than sophis- All of the action within “Ninja Against Drunk Driving protested a sce- ticated enough to understand the game’s Gaiden Dragon Sword” takes place lets players upload scores to com- nario in which you can get the main char- content.” Expect to see any number of on the touch screen, while the pare them to others. That’s per- acter intoxicated, then have him drive a variations on this statement from Rockstar non-touch screen side provides a haps the game’s only disappoint- car. “Drunk driving is not a game, and it is in the months ahead. map of the current level. ing trait. 14E calendarscene May 8-14, 2008 ders carry an additional per-ticket TELL US ABOUT IT ! AT THE MOVIES Buying tickets charge. The Scene section lists activities Check next week’s Scene to get the low- Below is a list of ticket outlets ® BancorpSouth Arena Box Of- and events available to Northeast down on the 2008 Tupelo Film for BancorpSouth Arena and Tick- fice: Cash or credit card. Mississippi residents. There is no Festival, including a etmaster in Northeast Mississippi. ® charge for events listed in the cal- BancorpSouth Arena Web endar. Readers may request that look at movies, work- Ticket prices listed in The Calen- site: www.bcsarena.com events be included by writing: The shops and more. In addi- dar do not reflect service charges ® Album Alley: 811 Varsity Calendar, P.O. Box 909, Tupelo, soon tion, we’ll tell you about added by BancorpSouth Arena Drive, Tupelo. Cash or credit card. Miss. 38802. Information may and Ticketmaster for events they also be sent by facsimile by call- Empires’ show at the Musi- Ticketmaster outlet. ing 842-2233 or e-mailed to cian’s Playground. You’ll find a handle. ® Ticket Alley: 811 Varsity Drive, [email protected]. Listings review of Santogold’s latest CD, Charges vary per event and de- Tupelo. Cash only. BancorpSouth cannot be accepted over the tele- as well as M. Scott Morris’ pending on which group is selling Arena outlet. phone. Please remember to include a daytime phone number so infor- thoughts about “Speed Racer.” the tickets. ® BeBop Records: 610 Universi- mation can be verified. Tickets Just for fun, we’ll throw in the There are various methods for ty Square, Starkville. Cash only. prices, cover charges, day and time scene concert guide and a list of fun purchasing tickets at the outlets: BancorpSouth Arena. of events and a brief description ® By phone for BancorpSouth ® Bryan’s Record & Pets: 2003 should also be included. Deadline: things to do in NeMiss. Items for publication must be re- Arena, (662) 841-6528: VISA, Dis- Mississippi 82 East, Columbus. ceived by noon Monday. cover and Mastercard. 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and customized motorcycles. www.tupeloauto BANCORPSOUTH ARENA FESTIVALS WORKSHOPS/LECTURES .com, (662) 842-4242. FOR THE FAMILY MUDCATS: 7 p.m. May 17. $7, $10, $15, $25 plus WOLF’S JUKE JOINT JAM II: May 9,Waverly Water “ORGANIZING YOUR STRESS”: noon May 8, Fulton DANCE TUPELO BUFFALO PARK: 2272 North Coley Road,Tu- service charge. Box office, (662) 841-6528. For Resorts,West Point. Featuring Blues Old Stand at Family Medical Clinic, Fulton. Free lunch included. pelo. Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 11 season tickets, (662) 842-7488. 5:30 p.m.; Willie King and The Black Prairie Blues (662) 862-3201, 862-5200. GRADUATION GALA: 7 to 10 p.m., University of Mis- a.m.-4 p.m. $10/adults, $8/children, $2 dis- SCREAM BASH: 8 p.m. May 15. Featuring Soulja Kings & Blind Mississippi Morris at 7:30 p.m.; Bob sissippi Band Hall, Oxford. Rumba lessons by count/15 or more, $25/family. Features tours, zoo, trail rides, Old West fort and town, more. (662) Boy, Lil Mama and Lil Josh. $28, $35, $45 plus Margolin with Calvin “Fuzz” Jones and Willie “Big SIGNINGS/READINGS Stephanie Betts of DanceQuest. Dressy/casual at- 844-8709, www.tupelobuffalopark.com. service charge. Box office, arena ticket outlets, Eyes” Smith at 9:30 p.m.; and Hubert Sumlin and tire. $8/members, $12/non-members, $5/stu- www.bcsarena.com or (662) 841-6528. his All-Star Jam Band at 10:30 p.m. Gates open at BOOK SIGNING: Noon-1:30 p.m. May 8, Reed’s Gum dent members, $9/student non-members. (662) ADVENTURELAND FAMILY FUN CENTER: 586 noon. $15/advance, $25/at the gate.Tickets at Tree Bookstore,Tupelo. Shellie Tomlinson will sign 234-1001. Daybrite Drive,Tupelo. Open 2-8 p.m.Wed.,Thurs. Waverly Waters Resort ,The Growth Alliance, Robin copies of “Suck in Your Stomach and Put Some & Sun., 1 p.m.-midnight Fri., 10 a.m.-midnight Sat. CROSSROADS ARENA/CORINTH Hood’s,The Veranda in Starkville and Cumulus in Color On.” (662) 842-6453. MEMPHIS Open for private parties and groups Mon.-Tues. Columbus. Bring lawn chairs. (662) 494-5121. BOOK SIGNING: Noon-1:30 p.m. May 12, Reed’s Features laser tag, arcade, pool tables, 18-hole in- ERNIE HAASE & SIGNATURE SOUND: 6 p.m. June 7. Gum Tree Bookstore,Tupelo. Ben Wynne will sign ALICIA KEYS: 7:30 p.m. May 15, FedExForum. Featur- door mini-golf, bounce-n-slide, concessions, more. RATLIFF MAY FEST: May 10, Ratliff Community Cen- $20/group of 20 or more, $22/advance, $25/at copies of “On-the-Road-Histories: Mississippi.” ing Ne-Yo and Jordin Sparks. $39.50, $49.50, $5/laser tag, $4/mini-golf, $3/bounces. (662) ter. Gospel singing begins at 10 a.m. Games, the door, $27/artist circle. (662) 287-7779; by (662) 842-6453. $65, $100 plus service charge.Tickets go on sale 407-0730. health fair, food, more. Bring lawn chairs. mail at Crossroads Arena, 2800 S. Harper Road, BOOK SIGNING: Noon-1:30 p.m. May 13, Reed’s April 5 at FedExForum box office,Ticketmaster out- BIGGERSVILLE DULCIMER CLUB: 5:30 p.m. every Corinth, MS 38834 (include stamped self-ad- GOURD FESTIVAL: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. May 10,Adkins Gum Tree Bookstore,Tupelo. Robert St. John will lets, www.fedexforum.com or (901) 525-1515. first & third Wednesday, Biggersville Pentecostal dressed envelope); or at Subway in Corinth, Rip- Farm, Hwy. 364, Booneville. Free. (662) 728- sign copies of “New South Grilling.” (662) 842- “COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY”: Thru May 18, Church, Highway 45 North. (662) 287-1054. 6293, www.adkinsfarm.com. ley,Walnut and Savannah,Tenn., Red Bay,Ala., 6453. 8 p.m.Thursdays-Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Play- BOONE COUNTRY DULCIMERS: 6 p.m. every second Pickwick at Counce,Tenn., Frankie Blackmon of CELLULAR SOUTH GUMTREE FESTIVAL: 9 a.m.-5:30 BOOK SIGNING: Noon-1:30 p.m. May 14, Reed’s house on the Square, 51 S. Cooper St. $25/adults, & fourth Monday, Old Depot Conference Room, Corinth or Wal-Mart in Selmer,Tenn.; or at p.m. May 10, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. May 11, Lee Gum Tree Bookstore,Tupelo. Martha Foose of the $20/seniors, students and military, $15/children. 100 East Church Street, Booneville. (662) 728- www.crossroadsarena.com. County Courthouse,Tupelo.Arts, crafts, conces- Viking Cooking School will sign copies of “Screen (901) 726-4656, 725-0776, www.playhouseon- 5448. thesquare.org. sions, music, more. (662) 844-2787. Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a MAGNOLIA DULCIMER CLUB: 6 p.m. fourth Tues., ROCK/COUNTRY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. May 10,VFW/Ameri- Southern Cook.” (662) 842-6453. TREASURE!: 5:30-7:30 p.m. May 22, Bodine Exhibit George Allen Library, Booneville; 6 p.m. first & third can Legion building, Iuka. Featuring The Smoke- Hall, Memphis Pink Palace Museum, 3050 Central Monday, Farmington Town hall, Corinth. (662) 365- Ave.Treasures from actual sunken ships. Members ACOUSTIC ROCK AND LIGHT JAZZ: 6:30-9:30 p.m. house Band, Savannah Grass, Breaking Grass,The PERFORMANCES 5000, 286-9404, 728-4454. only preview. (901) 320-6320, www.memphismu- May 9,The Oasis Restaurant,Amory. Featuring Mr. Hatchie Bottom Boys and Heartland Band. Jam- seums.org. CROSSTOWN DULCIMER GUILD: First and third G and Friends. (662) 256-7118. ming, food, drinks. Bring lawn chairs. $6. DANCE HAPPENING 2008: 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. May Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Tupelo Baptist Church 17,Tupelo Civic Auditorium. Featuring Tupelo PHO TOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: Thru May 25, Brooks Muse- on Eckford Street. (662) 842-8318. MUSIC: 6:30-9:30 p.m. May 10, Old Church Opry ELVIS PRESLEY FESTIVAL: June 6-8, downtown Tu- Academy of Dance Arts and Tupelo Ballet mem- um of Art. Contemporary African photography. House, Ripley. Featuring Ripley Main Street Musi- pelo. Entertainment by Crossin’ Dixon on June 6; bers. $5/adults, $3/children at the door. (662) (901) 544-6200. OAKLAND DULCIMER CLUB: 2 p.m. every second & cians, Elvis tribute artists Dale Rushing and Jo Dee Messina on June 7; Tupelo Ultimate Elvis 844-4352, 844-1928. fourth Sunday, United Methodist Church. (662) friends. Open for walk-ons at 8:30 p.m. $2.50, Tribute Artist Competition on June 6 and 7; Ronnie “PURLIE”: Thru June 1, 8 p.m.Thursdays-Saturdays, 473-9876. 2 p.m. Sundays, Playhouse on the Square, 51 S. free/children under 12. (662) 837-1766, 587- McDowell on June 6; gospel concert on June 8. THEATER Cooper St. $35/adults, $20/seniors, students, mil- RAINBOW PUTT-N-FUN: 2 18-hole courses, miniature 9885. Tickets go on sale May 1. (662) 841-6598, itary, $15/children. (901) 726-4656, 725-0776, golf, 1 mile north of Hwy. 78,Veterans Blvd.,Tupe- www.tupeloelvisfestival.com. TUPELO COMMUNITY THEATRE’S “GYPSY”: 7:30 www.playhouseonthesquare.org. lo. 10 a.m-5 p.m.Wed., 2-5 p.m. Sun., 10 a.m.-10 p.m. May 8-10, 2 p.m. May 10, Lyric Theatre, p.m. every day except Wed. and Sun. $5/adults BLUEGRASS Downtown Tupelo. $20/adults, $10/students and HANK WILLIAMS JR.AND LYNYRD SKYNYRD: June $4/children. (662) 841-1247. SPECIAL EVENTS younger. (662) 844-1935. 6, FedExForum. $40.50, $60.50, $70.50 plus serv- DOWN FROM THE HILLS CONCERT: 6 p.m. May 24, ice charge.Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, FedEx- SKATE ZONE: 103 Parkgate Drive,Tupelo.Tues. & Magnolia Civic Center, New Albany. Featuring CELLULAR SOUTH GUMBALL: 7 p.m.-midnight May STARKVILLE COMMUNITY THEATERE’S YOUTH PRO- Forum box office or (901) 525-1515. Thurs. Mid-August to Mid-May: noon-4 p.m.Tues. Bobby Wood,The Memphis Boys, Mandy Barnett, 9, GumTree Museum of Art. Silent auction, music DUCTION “FIDDLER ON THE ROOF JUNIOR”: 7 and Thurs. ($5/Tuesday, $1/Thursday), 7-11 p.m. Braden Gray and Loose Gravel. $15. (662) 538- by New Madrid Click, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar. p.m. May 9, 2 p.m. May 10, Greensboro Center, Fri. ($7), 6-10 p.m. Sat. ($7), closed Sunday. Rest Starkville. $10/adults, $3/children. (662) 574- 0014. $25. (662) 844-2787. FOR ADULTS of the year schedule: Tues. & Thurs. 12 to 5 p.m. 8591, 324-6591. ($5), Fri. night, 7 to 11 p.m. ($7), Sat. 11 a.m. to 2 MONROE COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE DOG SHOW: GUNTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL’S “GREASE”: 7 p.m. YOUNG AT HEART CLUB: 6:30 p.m. second, third and p.m. (10 and under, parents skate free with chil- BLUES/R&B/JAZZ 10:30 a.m. May 10, Frisco Park,Amory. $5 per May 9, 2 p.m. May 10, Guntown Middle School. fourth Thurs., Bel Air Center,Tupelo. Pot luck supper dren, $5); 2 to 6 p.m. (any age $5), and 6 to 10 category to enter. Benefit for American Cancer So- $3. (662) 348-8800. (take dish), variety program; $4 at the door. For p.m. (any age $7). Sun. 2 to 5 p.m. ($5).Tues. LEGENDS OF THE BLUES: 8 p.m.-midnight June 14, ciety. (662) 256-9606 ext. 11. adults 50+. (662) 841-6440. family pizza night 7 to 9:30 p.m. ($5 and all you Elks Lodge,Tupelo. Food will be served. $10. TEAM IMPACT: 7 p.m. May 16 to 18, Calhoun Coun- COUNTRY WESTERN LINE DANCING: 9:30 to 11:30 can eat pizza). (662) 841-1260 (662) 3919, 871-5791. ty Agri-Center, Pittsboro; 11 a.m. May 18, Derma EXHIBITS a.m.Thursdays, Bel-Air Center, Country Club Road, TALLAHATCHIE DULCIMER CLUB: 6 p.m. first & third Baptist Church.Athletes deliver feats of strength, Tupelo. $3. For adults 50+. (662) 841-3791. Thursday, New Albany Library. (662) 728-5448, LUCY GAINES AT SOUTHSIDE: Thru June 7, South- GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN positive message. Donations. (662) 628-5595. side Gallery, Oxford. Gaines’ worked featured with BEL-AIR RECREATION CENTER: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 534-6282. CHEERLEADER CAMPS: June 5-8, June 19-22, July pieces by Danny Broadway and Bayard Morgan. Mon.-Tues,Thurs.-Fri. Country Club Road,Tupelo. TIPPAH DULCIMER GUILD: 6 p.m. every second & PRE-MOTHER’S DAY EXTRAVAGANZA: 6:30 p.m. 10-13, University of Mississippi. $210 per cheer- Free opening reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cards, games, classes, trips, more. For adults 50+. fourth Tuesday, Ripley Public Library. (662) 728- May 10, Multi-Purpose Building, Pittsboro. Featur- leader, $180 for adult advisers, $75 for meal card May 8. (662) 234-9090, southside@southsideart- (662) 841-3791. 5448, 685-4759. ing the Mighty Gospel Warriors, Spiritual Excite- (optional). Barbara Thompson at (662) 915-5811, gallery.com. LINE DANCE LESSONS: 6 p.m. Monday, Cedar Hill TOMBIGBEE DULCIMER GROUP: 2 p.m. second & ment,Wilson Singers, Forrest Brothers. $10/at the [email protected], www.outreach.olemiss MOTORCYCLES IN MAY: May 10-24,Tupelo Automo- Community Center, four miles west of Guntown, fourth Sunday,Amory Regional Museum. (662) door, $5/ages 6-12, free/under 5. .edu/youth/cheer_camp. bile Museum,Tupelo.Antique, classic, specialty Hwy. 348 & Road 541. $3. (662) 255-4823. 256-5641, 256-4520, 256-2761. May 8-14, 2008 getout&bescene 15E TUPELO Spotlight hits two-wheeled machines ‘GET A GIMMICK’ ® Motorcycles will move into the Tupelo Automobile Mu- seum on Saturday for an exhibit that will run until May 24. The museum will feature antique, classic, specialty and Bestbets customized motorcycles. “I think it’s a good time to highlight some of these fun, a guide to what’s going on around the area two-wheeled vehicles at the museum,” Curator Allen Mc- Daniel said in a press release. Call (662) 842-4242 or visit www.tupeloauto.com. GUNTOWN Add some ‘Grease’ to the weekend RIPLEY ® The students at Guntown Middle School plan to Singer will celebrate a legend take you back to the good ol’ days. ® Dale Rushing, an Elvis Presley tribute artist, will per- “Grease” will be staged at the school at 7 p.m. Fri- form at the Old Church Opry in Ripley on Saturday. day and 2 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $3. For informa- The music is scheduled to last from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., tion, call (662) 348-8800. and the night will include a show by the Ripley Main Street Musicians. Folks are invited to give walk-on performances beginning at 8:30 p.m. TUPELO Admission is $2.50/adults and free/children under 12. Designer purses go on auction block Call (662) 837-1766 or 587-9885. ® Purses by designers like Prada are going to the highest bidder. Mama’s Got a Brand New Bag is a silent auction for C. TODD SHERMAN BOONEVILLE slightly-used designer purses donated by local ladies. Tessie Tura (Pam Crippin, left) and Mazeppa (Amanda Summers) perform Have a good time with gourds It’ll take place at 211 Court Street Saturday starting “You Gotta Get a Gimmick” in Tupelo Community Theatre’s “Gypsy.” Based on ® It’s more than a gourd; it’s a reason for a good time. at noon. the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the musical features “Let Me Entertain You,” The Gourd Festival will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur- All proceeds benefit S.A.F.E. Emergency Family Shel- “Together Wherever We Go” and “Everything’s Coming Up Roses.” It’ll be ter, and all purchases are tax deductible. day at Adkins Farm, Highway 364, Booneville. staged at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lyric Admission is free. Get the facts at (662) 728-6293, or visit www.adkinsfarm.com. Theatre in downtown Tupelo. Tickets are $20/adults and $10/students. To Hogroasters set to go this weekend learn more, call (662) 844-1935. ® The barbecue pit will be fired up Friday and Satur- day for the Tupelo Hogroaster’s annual event Saturday IUKA and Sunday.The roasters will have tasty food and live Grass will be blue during festival music at the VFW on Mitchell Road to benefit the Amer- STARKVILLE ® The music starts at 10 a.m. Saturday for a Bluegrass ican Cancer Society. Festival at the VFW/American Legion building in Iuka. On Friday, the event will run from 5 p.m. to midnight Music will be provided by The Smokehouse Band, Sa- with barbecue and music. Kids tackle ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ vannah Grass, Breaking Grass, The Hatchie Bottom Boys On Saturday, to-go plates will be available from 10 ® Starkville Community Theatre’s boro Center in Starkville. and Heartland Band. a.m. to 4 p.m. The live music and food will begin again youth production of “Fiddler on the Tickets are $10/adults and Bring your lawn chairs, and concessions will be avail- at 5 p.m. Both days, a plate of barbecue will run $7. Roof Jr.” will be staged at 7 p.m. Fri- $3/children. Call (662) 574-8591 or able. Admission is $6. For more information, call KC Clemons at 523-0679. day and 2 p.m. Saturday at Greens- 324-6591 to learn more. Altered reality: Gaines’ work featured at Southside

BY M. SCOTT MORRIS Gallery in Oxford. Her work, along with paintings by Scene Danny Broadway and ceramics by Bayard Morgan, OXFORD – Lately, artist Lucy Gaines has fo- will be on exhibit until June 7. cused her attention on relatively young “I’ve just been painting in a white heat to trees growing along the banks of the get ready,” she said last week. Tenn-Tom Waterway. CHECK Gaines said she expected the tim- “I always paint in series,” she said. IT OUT berline to still bear the scars created She’s reproducing the pines but during the construction of the wa- ® There will be a free recep- you might not recognize them. terway, but she was pleasantly sur- from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thurs- Gaines has little use for reality tion prised by the re-forestation. when she paints. day at Southside Gallery in Oxford. “Now, there’s a young pine for- Call (662) 234-9090 or send an “I don’t do exact things. That’s not e-mail to southside@south- est,” she said. what I’m about,” she said. “You can sideartgallery.com. The Southside exhibit features use a camera to do that, as far as I’m about 30 of Gaines’ paintings, includ- concerned.” ing a series based on marshlands of the THOMAS WELLS Instead, the trees, as well as the barns in Mississippi Gulf Coast. In addition to her series of tree paintings, Lucy Gaines’ up- another series of paintings, are a chance for Gaines “I think it’s the job of the artist to see beauty wher- coming exhibit will include a series inspired by barns, as well as to play with color. ever you find it,” she said. “That’s what I try to do, one inspired by the marshlands of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. That play is currently on display at the Southside anyway.”