WinterArts grows alongside local artists
ArtWorks Foundation's Greg Belz expects the artists to grow each year they enter the WinterArts makers fair. But this year, the expo has grown to accommodate new programming.
Jared Boyd
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December 2019
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Arts & Culture Isaac Hayes to receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Pioneer of orchestral soul Isaac Hayes will be honored at the Grammys 2020 Special Merit ceremony with a Lifetime Achievement Award, along with John Prine, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Chicago and Public Enemy.
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Arts & Culture Three 6 Mafia, Lil’ Wayne, The Lumineers to appear at BSMF 2020
Mavis Staples and Young Dolph, both with Memphis connections, also are on the music festival lineup.
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Arts & Culture Local rap artist takes on bullying
Local rapper Roben X says growing up with albinism made him the subject of ridicule. Today, he talks to young people about turning their pain into passion.
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City of Memphis Alpha Phi Alpha, Toys for Tots give back in Whitehaven for Christmas
Toys for Tots and Alpha Phi Alphi Fraternity, Inc., staged two events for holiday giving that took place just blocks apart in Whitehaven.
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Arts & Culture DeGeneres, Timberlake give Stax Academy gifts for Christmas
Stax Music Academy Christopher Clark received $50,000 for his college fund, along with other gifts on "Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways." Ellen and Justin Timberlake also donated the SMA $250,000.
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Music Blues Foundation announces 2020 Hall of Fame class
Several artists who will join the 41st class of the Blues Hall of Fame have connections to Memphis.
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Spirit of MemphisHam says BRIDGES brought her ‘up close and personal with human beings’
Longtime marketer Cynthia Ham took a chance on youth development in 2012, when she became CEO of BRIDGES. As she retired from the job this week, she said she learned an investment in Memphis' youth is the most important investment in building community.
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Spirit of Memphis Concert spotlights awareness for Memphis’ drinking water
Entertainment lawyer Bruce Newman’s annual benefit concert will support Protect Our Aquifer. Musicians Maria Muldaur, Ruthie Foster and Dom Flemons are among the performers.
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Metro100 Black Men of Memphis to focus on mentoring young people
Led by new president Darrell Cobbins, the 100 Black Men of Memphis are looking to live up to their name, with a goal to have 100 active members by January.
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Bartlett Bartlett Christmas parade an event without barriers
With no barricades in sight, the line between participant and pedestrian was virtually non-existent during Bartlett's annual Christmas parade.
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Metro Memphians gather to congratulate Cynthia Ham at retirement celebration
Memphians gathered at BRIDGES to celebrate the career and leadership of Cynthia Ham, a pivotal figure in the development of Memphis in May, Archer Malmo, Mud Island and Beale Street Historic District.
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Music Stax Music Academy students to appear on ‘Ellen’ special
The Stax school's 20th anniversary celebration will include talent shows, a public Black History Month production, a three-day livestream Memphis music marathon and a huge birthday bash that coincides with International Music Day.
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November 2019
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Neighborhoods Whitehaven Christmas parade an annual celebration of community
Marching bands, community leaders and dance groups paraded down Elvis Presley Boulevard. While Christmas cheer was abundant, neighborhood pride remained a prevalent theme among participants.
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The To-Do List Vintage Memphis gospel imprint resurrected to find fans beyond church
Forty years after his own gospel heyday, former Memphis disc jockey Juan Shipp is relaunching his D-Vine Spirituals label in a partnership with record producer Bruce Watson, who says he wants to bring the music “out of the church building.”
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Metro Middle school students demonstrate crosswalk safety in Highland Strip
When a woman was struck by a motorist near their school in June, a group of Memphis sixth graders dedicated their semester to learning about pedestrian safety. On Saturday morning, they spoke out about what they learned.
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Music ‘Ring My Bell’: How a Memphis teacher brought the Bluff City disco gold
Songwriter Frederick Knight originally conceived “Ring My Bell” as a song for teens about talking on the phone, but it became a hit for older audiences in the disco-era when it came out on Anita Ward's debut album.
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Arts & Culture Daily Memphian announces radio partnership with U of M, Crosstown Concourse
Pending approval by the University of Memphis Board of Trustees, WUMR FM radio will partner with The Daily Memphian and Crosstown Concourse on an era of new programming.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Music Hall of Fame a night of reflection, gratitude
Eight acts were inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Those musicians in attendance expressed their gratitude for the honor and the city that nurtured their talents.
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Music Memphis Music Hall of Fame to induct Tina Turner, Steve Cropper
Eight musicians, whose work spans 100 years of contributions to American music, will be recognized at a ceremony at the Cannon Center.
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Arts & Culture Boyd: Booker T. Jones’ memoir a meditation on moving on
Booker T. Jones' memoir "Time Is Tight" considers what it's like to let your talent lead you away from the comforts of the Bluff City.
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Arts & Culture Day of the Dead parade in Overton Square celebrates life, not death
More than 2,000 Memphians gathered for a Día de los Muertos parade and festival in Overton Square. The Mexican tradition honors deceased loved ones.
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October 2019
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Arts & Culture Kirk Whalum to join jazz legend Bob James at ‘Kafé Kirk’
The jazz great, keyboardist and producer Bob James discovered Whalum after the Memphis-born saxophonist opened for him in the 1980s. Now, it's his turn to join Whalum during his monthly concert series at Crosstown Concourse.
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Metro Race for the Cure takes over Downtown, despite heavy rain
Survivors and their supporters took to the street with ponchos covering their pink paraphernalia for a rainy 5K in Downtown Memphis.
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Arts & Culture FedExForum rolls out new features to please fans
From food and drink to a remodeled in-phone app, a new look for the noticeably younger basketball squad coincides with some new treats and attractions at their arena.
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