What’s new for Elvis Week 2022
Scheduled events for the 45th commemoration of Elvis Presley’s death include screenings of “Elvis” as well as performances from some younger musicians.
Mikayla Higgins
There are 12 articles by Mikayla Higgins :
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August 2022
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Arts & Culture Doritos recognizes local gamer as ‘Changemaker’
Katie Robinson is a local gamer who goes by the name PikaChulita and has more than 15,000 followers on Twitch.
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Music Why Drumma Boy and his dad offer clarinet scholarships to the U of M
“With the right work ethic, skill set, mindset, dedication and determination to get that GPA, it’s worthy that they get tuition waived,” Drumma Boy said.
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July 2022
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Music Beale Street Caravan returns with new shows after two years, new director
For the past two years, Memphis’ Beale Street Caravan remained on air by broadcasting from its archives. Now, the radio program is returning with live performances.
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Spirit of Memphis Film aims to show how Memphis helped shape Ida B. Wells
“I want people to see (Ida B. Wells) as a real person. I also want to see Memphis as a character in the development of Ida B. Wells because she’s not coming from thin air.”
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Performing Arts Tony-nominated musical opens Hattiloo’s 16th season
The musical takes the audience on a journey through Nomax, who is penniless and has just been dumped by his girlfriend Lorraine. While Nomax listens to the radio one morning, five guys named “Moe” emerge from it.
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Visual Arts Metal Museum exhibit highlights Black artisans
“From Artisans to Artists” — the Metal Museum’s new exhibit — began with research for a University of Memphis art history professor’s book.
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June 2022
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Visual Arts New artist collective’s first show focuses on the ‘ugly’
Local artist Anderson Goin and his group are embracing the “ugly” to make it beautiful.
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Music A ‘Starr’ returns to Memphis, 25 years later
Former Memphian Garrison Starr will perform her entire 1997 debut album Friday, June 17, at the Crosstown Theater.
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Arts & Culture Memphis Proud: MoSH exhibit showcases local LGBTQ history
“Part of our mission as a rebranded museum is to honestly tell the stories of Memphis,” said Raka Nandi, MoSH’s director of exhibits and collection.
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Visual Arts ‘Action!’ New Brooks exhibit captures moments of motion
The idea behind “Action!: Art in Motion” was to harness children’s love of animation.
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Neighborhoods Memphis libraries add outdoor festivals to summer reading program
The Memphis Library Foundation and Memphis Public Libraries have added something new to their annual summer literacy program: outdoor festivals at five branch libraries.
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