Arts & Culture
Georgia O’Keeffe, Grandma Moses works on display in new Dixon show
The Memphis art gallery’s new exhibit tracks American art history through paintings about trains, locomotive travel and the railroad industry.
Elle Perry
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November 2024
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Visual ArtsBeer bottles, finger models form ‘Energy States’ art exhibit
CBU art professor Scott A. Carter’s new Dixon exhibit is intricate and personal, exploring themes of death, time and self through found-object and sound-making sculpture.
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MusicFive must-see Memphis concerts for November (including Justin Timberlake)
This month, a classic rap group comes to Minglewood Hall, a rap star with a meteoric rise hits the FedExForum stage, a 7-decade musician comes to the Orpheum Theatre and a pop star returns home.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Cat paw-ty, coffee culture and Hannibal Lector times two
This week, learn cocktail science at Lichterman, spend an evening in Paris at the Orpheum and hear IMAKEMADBEATS’ new album — but with lasers.
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Music 2025 Grammy Award nominees include GloRilla, Justin Timberlake
Rapper GloRilla has two nominations. Also up for Grammy Awards are albums by Memphis area musicians Cedric Burnside and Steve Cropper.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Taiko drums, Indian food, holiday shopping and boozy cider
This week, horror fans unite at the inaugural Monster Con, Meddlesome hosts a very short race and Valerie June gets her GPAC moment.
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Visual Arts Dixon exhibition includes ‘superstar’ artists like Picasso, Basquiat
A new show at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens offers visitors the chance to see works by some of the most important visual artists from the past 150 years — for free.
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Music College classmates in Brazil reunite in Memphis as Iris fellows
Their next performance is Saturday, Nov. 2, with violinist Randall Goosby, Iris Orchestra founder Michael Stern as conductor, and GPAC Youth Symphony students.
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Visual Arts T Clifton hosts a reception 40 years in the making
CBU and U of M have new art exhibitions in November, as does Tops at Madison Avenue Park, Marshall Arts, David Lusk Gallery, and the Dixon Gallery and Gardens.
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October 2024
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Rock and bounce on Mud Island, glow at FedExForum
This week, a Día de Los Muertos parade honors the dead, a Memphis Botanic Garden festival celebrates Japan and three new art shows open at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Dirty mackin’ R&B, vampire ballet and a creature feature
This week, Sheila E. brings the “Glamorous Life” to Rhodes, Choices celebrates 50 years and the Memphis Tequila Festival helps you get into the Halloween spirit(s).
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Horror on screens and stages; Tim Burton style on the runway
This week, get your damaged doodads repaired at the Metal Museum, take a selfie with an alpaca in Overton Square and do the Time Warp again.
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Arts & Culture Craig Brewer to direct Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson in Neil Diamond-tribute artist film
Memphian Craig Brewer captures “Lightning & Thunder” in his latest project about a tribute artist duo.
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Music Five must-see Memphis shows for October
Also this month, a rising Louisiana folk singer and a well-known jazz saxophonist come to Minglewood Hall, a multi-platinum rock band comes to the Snowden Grove and a slew of ’90s R&B heartthrobs take the Landers Center stage.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Helene help, Hitchcock and Halloween all over
This week, car lovers motor into the Edge, artists paint murals near Al Town and Oktoberfests are in full swing.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Frightful films, a spooky bar and workouts after dark
This week, Mempho takes over Radians Amphitheater, pumpkin season is on at the Dixon and the Hi-Tone turns 25.
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Visual ArtsHere’s a look at Memphis museums, galleries in October
Art shows on view in October include the Metal Museum’s Master Metalsmith, two shows at Sheet Cake Gallery and two photographers at Brantley Ellzey’s Summer Studio.
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September 2024
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Performing Arts ‘Dracula’ begins season of duality for Ballet Memphis
Good and bad. Right and Wrong. Sanity and madness. Ballet Memphis explores the link between opposing forces throughout its 38th season, starting with a classic.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Gonerfest is 21
This week, sneakers meet art and cocktails at Artifacts, Memphians tell stories at TEDx and Orchestra Noir is bringing Y2K back.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: Pizza, pints, funnel cakes and the art of letting go
This week, celebrate Latin culture with salsa dance, art, DJs and an Overton Square fest. Plus, old-school hip-hop artists come together in Orange Mound, and 1990s alt-rockers The Wallflowers take the stage at Graceland.
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The To-Do List The To-Do List: A Mid-Autumn fest and a ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’
This week, fests feature French films, multiple styles of yoga, live music and more than 430 local artists and vendors.
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Visual Arts Here’s a look at Memphis museums, galleries in September
September art shows have themes of abstract expressionism and minimalism, making syrup from fruit, expanding the definition of drawing, the rural U.S., video games and “ana” — slang for “animosity.”
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Arts & Culture Fine-arts program for teens finds home in Edge District
Artist Derek Fordjour said the organization hopes to become a community resource for any young person in Memphis who is serious about art.
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Metro Meet The Daily Memphian’s fall 2024 interns
This class includes The Daily Memphian’s first social media video intern, Jordan Rodgers.
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Music Five must-see shows for September
A noted rapper takes her ‘Cinderella’ tour to Minglewood Hall, storied rock bands take the stage at Snowden Grove and the Radians Amphitheater, and a rising country-soul singer comes to Hernando’s Hide-A-Way.
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